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.
Vote result: Passed
YEAs: 254
NAYs: 166
Legislator | State | District | Party Sort descending | Vote | |
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Rep. Kaialiʻi Kahele | 2 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Marie Newman | 3 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Mike Quigley | 5 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Brenda Lawrence | 14 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Ted Deutch | 22 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Robert C. Scott | 3 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Jahana Hayes | 5 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Steve Cohen | 9 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. David E. Price | 4 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. John Yarmuth | 3 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Cynthia Axne | 3 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Ayanna Pressley | 7 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. John Garamendi | 8 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Mark Takano | 39 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Joe Neguse | 2 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier | 10 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Jake Auchincloss | 4 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Kim Schrier | 8 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. James E. Clyburn | 6 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Ruben Gallego | 3 | Democrat | Yes |