Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act

Nov. 21, 2019 | H.R. 1309

The Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Services Workers Act would direct the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue a federal workplace violence prevention standard to protect workers in health care and social services from injury and death. Workplace violence is a serious and growing safety and health problem that has reached epidemic levels. Workplace violence is now the third leading cause of job deaths, and results in more than 30,000 serious lost-time injuries each year. Nurses, medical assistants, emergency responders and social workers face some of the greatest threats, suffering more than 70% of all workplace assaults. Women workers particularly are at risk, suffering two out of every three serious workplace violence injuries. This bill would help protect these workers by requiring employers in the health care and social service sectors to develop and implement a workplace violence prevention plan, tailored to specific workplace and employee populations. This bill passed the House on Nov. 21, 2019.

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Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 251
NAYs: 158

Legislator Sort descending State District Party Vote
Rep. Jerrold Nadler
NY
12 Democrat Yes
Rep. Grace F. Napolitano
CA
31 Democrat Yes
Rep. Richard E. Neal
MA
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Joe Neguse
CO
2 Democrat Yes
Rep. Dan Newhouse 4 Republican Yes
Rep. Donald W. Norcross
NJ
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Ralph Norman
SC
5 Republican No
Rep. Devin Nunes
CA
22 Republican No
Rep. Tom O'Halleran
AZ
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
NY
14 Democrat Yes
Rep. Pete Olson
TX
22 Republican No
Rep. Ilhan Omar
MN
5 Democrat Yes
Rep. Steven Palazzo
MS
4 Republican No
Rep. Frank Pallone
NJ
6 Democrat Yes
Rep. Gary Palmer
AL
6 Republican No
Rep. Jimmy Panetta
CA
19 Democrat Yes
Rep. Chris Pappas
NH
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr.
NJ
9 Democrat Yes
Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr.
NJ
10 Democrat Yes
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
CA
11 Democrat Speaker