Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced 2026-05-14
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act” Read the full text
Government Operations and Politics
What it does
Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act This bill explicitly authorizes the Department of Labor to suspend payments under the federal workers’ compensation program to certain providers convicted of fraud. (Current regulations establish various grounds for excluding a provider from payment under the program, including a conviction for fraudulent activity in connection with a federal or state medical benefit program.) Under the bill, Labor may suspend payments to a provider convicted of fraud related to the federal workers’ compensation program, a similar stat
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite coming. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · 2026-05-14
In the House.
Passed the House · 2026-07-20
Senate floor vote · next
Official documents
The numbers
29%
of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)
2
sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass
Who is lobbying on this
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONvia AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
2 filingsNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONvia NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
1 filingFrom 3 filings in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (2026-07-21).