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H.R. 8823119th CongressGovernment Operations and Politics
Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
Sponsored by Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) · 1 active : 1 Democrat
Latest action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Where it standsPassed House, now in the Senate9 senators score as swing votes
Passed House
- House: passedJul 20, 2026
- Senate: next
- President: not yet
Summary
, via Congress.govPutting 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.)
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Under the bill, Labor may suspend payments to a provider convicted of fraud related to the federal workers’ compensation program, a similar state program, or a federal health care benefit program (e.g., Medicare). Specifically, Labor may suspend (1) payments to such a provider for services, appliances, or supplies covered under the program; or (2) payments for certain initial expenses incurred by an employing agency with respect to such a provider.
Labor must issue regulations to carry out these provisions.
Committees and subjects
Committees
- House Committee on Education and Workforce · HouseMarkup by · Referred to
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · SenateReferred to
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Department of Labor
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Health care costs and insurance
How the Senate breaks down
- 9Swing 70–100
- 62Middle 30–70
- 29Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v2, directional: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.
Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
Similar past votes, Senate
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Cosponsors
1 activeShow all 1 cosponsors
- Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5)
How the swing score works
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
