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. Frank Mrvan | 1 | Democrat | Not Voting | ||
Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney | 12 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Ruben Gallego | 3 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Mikie Sherrill | 11 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Ann McLane Kuster | 2 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier | 10 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Seth Moulton | 6 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Henry Cuellar | 28 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Brad Sherman | 32 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Mondaire Jones | 17 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi | 8 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Joe Morelle | 25 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Kathleen Rice | 4 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Donald Beyer | 8 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Tom Malinowski | 7 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Jason Crow | 6 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Terri Sewell | 7 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson | 30 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick | 2 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. André Carson | 7 | Democrat | Yes |