S. 2167

Summary

S. 2167, the Health Care for Energy Workers Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Jun 25, 2025 by Sen. John Hickenlooper (D) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions, and last saw action on Jun 25, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Record

Text

S. 2167 has 3 co-sponsors.

119 S2167 IS: Health Care for Energy Workers Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-06-25
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 2167  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   June 25 (legislative day, June 24), 2025   Mr. Hickenlooper  (for himself,  Mrs. Blackburn , and  Mrs. Murray ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions    A BILL
To permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to furnish necessary services, appliances, and supplies to individuals receiving medical benefits for illnesses.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Health Care for Energy Workers Act of 2025  .
2.
Expansion of authority to furnish medical benefits
Section 3629 of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 ( 42 U.S.C. 7384t ) is amended—
(1)
by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as subsections (d) through (g), respectively; and
(2)
by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection (c):
(c)
Orders by nurse practitioners and physician assistants
For purposes of subsections (a) and (b), a nurse practitioner or physician assistant, acting within the scope of their practice under State law and in accordance with such regulations and instructions as the President deems necessary, may prescribe, recommend, or order services, appliances, and supplies for an individual receiving medical benefits under this section for an illness.
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A bill to permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to furnish necessary services, appliances, and supplies to individuals receiving medical benefits for illnesses.

Sponsors

Sen. John Hickenlooper (D) sponsors S. 2167, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

John Hickenlooper

Sen. · D–CO · Sponsor

Introduced Jun 25, 2025

Marsha Blackburn

Sen. · R–TN · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 25, 2025 · Original

Patty Murray

Sen. · D–WA · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 25, 2025 · Original

Josh Hawley

Sen. · R–MO · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 4, 2026

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Committees

S. 2167 went before 1 committee: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Referred To · Jun 25, 2025 · 747 Bills

Actions

S. 2167 has taken 2 actions since Jun 25, 2025.

Votes

S. 2167 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to S. 2167, as Identical bill.

HR 4122Health Care for Energy Workers Act of 2025Jun 25, 2026 · Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 0. · Identical bill

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Titles

S. 2167 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Health Care for Energy Workers Act of 2025 — Display Title
• Health Care for Energy Workers Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• A bill to permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to furnish necessary services, appliances, and supplies to individuals receiving medical benefits for illnesses. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 3 firms and 10 registered lobbyists who named S. 2167 in 12 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Health Issues, Budget/Appropriations, Education, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Veterans, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Environment/Superfund.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2167 under Labor and Employment, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2167’s is Labor and Employment.

Legislative Subjects

S. 2167 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Health personnel to Worker safety and health.

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com