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. Debbie Wasserman Schultz | 25 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Mike Levin | 49 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Ed Case | 1 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Raul Ruiz | 25 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Ilhan Omar | 5 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Lauren Underwood | 14 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Frank Pallone | 6 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Jerry McNerney | 9 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Sharice Davids | 3 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Darren Soto | 9 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Jared Huffman | 2 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Matt Cartwright | 8 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard | 40 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | 14 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Josh Gottheimer | 5 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Marcy Kaptur | 9 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Dwight Evans | 3 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Henry Cuellar | 28 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Adam Smith | 9 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer | 5 | Democrat | Yes |