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H.R. 8823: Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
119th Congress · introduced 2026-05-14 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Official title
Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
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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 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.
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Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] · 1 cosponsors
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- House roll call 251 (2026): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 8823 (2026-07-20): Passed
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- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr8823.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>
Record fed-us-cong119-hr8823 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills