To amend the War Hazards Compensation Act and the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act to require that the Federal Government pay interest on late reimbursements, and for other purposes.
Key claim: HR9520 would require the federal government to pay interest on late reimbursements under the War Hazards Compensation Act and the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act.
Abstract
(HR9520 · 119th Congress) Latest action (2026-06-29): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Why this matters
The WHCA and LHWCA are federally administered compensation regimes that reimburse insurance carriers and employers for covered claims (war-risk civilian contractors and maritime workers respectively), and delayed federal reimbursement has long been a friction point for carriers. Requiring interest on late payments would create a direct financial incentive for DOL/OWCP to meet reimbursement deadlines and shift some of the time-value cost of delay off of private carriers. The change is procedural rather than structural, but it fits a broader pattern of congressional attention to federal workers’ compensation program timeliness and integrity.