H.R. 8823 · 119th Congress · Government operations and politics
Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
How the House voted
Yea from the left, nay from the right, each side by party
House · Jul 20, 2026
Roll call ↗396
0
Passed the House.
Passed the House on July 20, 2026.
Latest action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- IntroducedMay 14, 2026
- CommitteeMay 14, 2026
- Passed HouseJul 20, 2026
- Passed Senate
- Became law
On the record
- Cosponsors
- 1
- all Democrat
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsHouse Committee on Education and Workforce
- Lobbying
- At least 3
- organizations named it2026 Q2 to 2026 Q3
What it does
This bill lets the Secretary of Labor suspend payments to a medical provider who has been convicted of fraud.
How each member voted
The House roll call, passed the House, July 20, 2026
Yea unless marked
D · House · NC-12
R · House · AL-4
D · House · CA-33
R · House · MO-4
R · House · GA-12
This bill lets the Secretary of Labor suspend payments to a medical provider who has been convicted of fraud. It amends Section 8103 of title 5, the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, which pays for medical care for injured federal workers. The suspension is discretionary, not automatic, and reaches only providers convicted of fraud. The conviction can involve the FECA program itself, any federal health care benefit program, or a similar state program. Congress directs the Secretary to write regulations to carry it out. The change applies to payments made on or after 180 days after enactment.
Each stop is a step the bill’s own record states, with the date it happened. A ring is a step not yet taken. A bill becomes law when the President signs it or Congress overrides a veto.
At least 3 organizations named this measure in a lobbying filing. A floor, not a total: they were counted by the client name on 6 quarterly reports filed by 1 lobbying firm and by 2 organizations lobbying for themselves in 2026 Q2 and 2026 Q3. An organization that lobbied this measure without naming it is not counted here.
The filings record that lobbying was reported on the measure. The form has no per-bill dollar figure and no field for a position, so nothing here says how much was spent or which side an organization took.
The organizations named: American Medical Association; National Treasury Employees Union; Workers Injury Law & Advocacy Group. Listed as filed. They are every client name on the filings counted here.
From the LD-2 quarterly lobbying filings published at lda.gov by the Senate Office of Public Records. Read for 2025 Q1, 2025 Q2, 2025 Q3, 2025 Q4, 2026 Q1, 2026 Q2 and 2026 Q3. Our copy holds 24 fewer filings for 2025 Q1, 39 fewer filings for 2025 Q2, 42 fewer filings for 2025 Q3, 33 fewer filings for 2025 Q4, 28 fewer filings for 2026 Q1, 48 fewer filings for 2026 Q2 and 218 fewer filings for 2026 Q3 than the Senate's register counts, so those quarters are the filings we could read rather than every one filed. 2026 Q4 is still inside its filing window, so that quarter is only the filings posted so far.
Congress.gov bill status and cosponsor records; the House Clerk and Senate roll calls; lobbying reports filed under the Lobbying Disclosure Act (lda.gov); the plain summary and provisions are read from the bill text, each with its section.