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
Sen. Markwayne Mullin
OK
Republican No
Sen. Ted Budd
NC
Republican No
Sen. Peter Welch
VT
Democrat Yes
Rep. Dusty Johnson
SD
At Large Republican No
Rep. Kelly Armstrong
ND
At Large Republican No
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester
DE
At Large Democrat Yes
Rep. Liz Cheney
WY
At Large Republican No
Rep. Don Young
AK
At Large 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. Nancy Mace
SC
1 Republican No
Rep. Tracey Mann
KS
1 Republican No
Rep. David McKinley
WV
1 Republican Yes
Rep. Carol Miller
WV
1 Republican No
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks
IA
1 Republican No
Rep. Jack Bergman
MI
1 Republican No
Rep. Blake Moore
UT
1 Republican No
Rep. Frank Mrvan
IN
1 Democrat Not Voting
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
OR
1 Democrat Yes