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 ascending | Vote | |
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Rep. Robert J. Wittman | 1 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. John Curtis | 3 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Chip Roy | 21 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Louie Gohmert | 1 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Michael R. Turner | 10 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. John Carter | 31 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Steven Palazzo | 4 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Jeffrey Duncan | 3 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Lloyd Smucker | 11 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Carol Miller | 1 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Stephanie Bice | 5 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Joe Wilson | 2 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. David Rouzer | 7 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Carlos Giménez | 28 | Republican | Yes | ||
Rep. Barry Loudermilk | 11 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Buddy Carter | 1 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Clay Higgins | 3 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Mary Miller | 15 | Republican | Not Voting | ||
Rep. Bob Gibbs | 7 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Billy Long | 7 | Republican | No |