H.R. 8823

Summary

H.R. 8823, the Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act, was introduced in the House on May 14, 2026 by Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions, and last saw action on Jul 21, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Record

Text

H.R. 8823 has 1 co-sponsor and 1 roll call.

119 HR 8823 EH: Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 119th CONGRESS  2d Session
 H. R. 8823
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To amend the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act to allow the Secretary of Labor to suspend payments to medical providers who have been convicted of fraud.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act  .
2.
Fraud convictions
(a)
In general
Section 8103 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a), by striking  These expenses  and inserting  Subject to subsection (c), these expenses ;
(2)
in subsection (b), by striking  The Secretary, under  and inserting  Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary, under ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(c)
(1)
The Secretary of Labor may suspend payments to a provider of services, appliances, or supplies furnished pursuant to subsection (a), or vouchers or certifications described in subsection (b) for the expenses incurred by the employing agency with respect to such a provider, if the provider has been convicted of fraud with respect to—
(A)
this subchapter;
(B)
any Federal health care benefit program (as defined in section 24 of title 18, United States Code); or
(C)
any State program for which payments are made to providers for services, appliances, or supplies similar to such services, appliances, or supplies provided pursuant to this subchapter.
(2)
The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to carry out this subsection.
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(b)
Effective date
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to payments made to a provider of services, appliances, or supplies on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
      Passed the House of Representatives July 20, 2026.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R) sponsors H.R. 8823, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Ryan Mackenzie

Rep. · R–PA-7 · Sponsor

Introduced May 14, 2026

Ilhan Omar

Rep. · D–MN-5 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 22, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 8823 went before 2 committees: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and Education and Workforce.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Referred To · Jul 21, 2026 · 747 Bills

Education and Workforce

Education and Workforce

Markup By · Jun 25, 2026 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8823 has taken 13 actions since May 14, 2026, the latest on Jul 21, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8823 went to 1 roll call in the House, the latest on Jul 20, 2026 at 396–0.

Titles

H.R. 8823 goes by 6 titles, 3 of them short titles.

• Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
• Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act — Short Title(s) as Passed House
• To amend the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act to allow the Secretary of Labor to suspend payments to medical providers who have been convicted of fraud. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
• Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act — Display Title
• To amend the Federal Employees' Compensation Act to allow the Secretary of Labor to suspend payments to medical providers who have been convicted of fraud. — Official Title as Introduced
• Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 32 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8823 in 4 quarterly filings, 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, Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Education, Government Issues, Immigration, Indian/Native American Affairs, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 32.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8823 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8823’s is Government Operations and Politics.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 8823 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Administrative law and regulatory procedures to Health care costs and insurance.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8823, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 82 (Thursday, May 14, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MACKENZIE:H.R. 8823.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H3532]

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