Workplace Violence in Health Care

Apr. 16, 2021 | H.R. 1195

Workplace violence is a serious and growing safety and health problem that has reached epidemic levels—it is now the third-leading cause of job deaths and responsible for more than 30,000 serious lost-time injuries each year. 

Nurses, medical assistants, emergency responders and social workers suffer 72% of all workplace assaults. Women workers are at particular risk, suffering 2 out of every 3 serious workplace violence injuries. This legislation would create a workplace violence prevention standard to protect workers in health care and social services from injury and death. This bill passed the House on April 16, 2021.

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Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 254
NAYs: 166

Legislator State District Sort descending Party Vote
Rep. Matt Gaetz
FL
1 Republican No
Rep. Dina Titus
NV
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Louie Gohmert
TX
1 Republican No
Rep. Jim Hagedorn
MN
1 Republican No
Rep. Andy Harris
MD
1 Republican No
Rep. Diana Harshbarger
TN
1 Republican No
Rep. Kevin Hern
OK
1 Republican No
Rep. Robert J. Wittman
VA
1 Republican No
Rep. Lee Zeldin
NY
1 Republican Yes
Rep. Trent Kelly
MS
1 Republican No
Rep. Doug LaMalfa
CA
1 Republican No
Rep. John B. Larson
CT
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Elaine Luria
VA
2 Democrat Yes
Rep. Mark Amodei
NV
2 Republican No
Rep. Jim McGovern
MA
2 Democrat Yes
Rep. Don Bacon
NE
2 Republican Yes
Rep. John Moolenaar
MI
2 Republican No
Rep. Cliff Bentz
OR
2 Republican No
Rep. Alex Mooney
WV
2 Republican No
Rep. Barry Moore
AL
2 Republican No