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 Sort descending | District | Party | Vote | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rep. Jimmy Panetta | 19 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Raul Ruiz | 25 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Juan Vargas | 52 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Pete Aguilar | 33 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Mike Levin | 49 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard | 40 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Judy Chu | 28 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Jerry McNerney | 9 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Jay Obernolte | 23 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Devin Nunes | 22 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Sara Jacobs | 51 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Nancy Pelosi | 11 | Democrat | Speaker | ||
Rep. Barbara Lee | 12 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Norma Torres | 35 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Joe Neguse | 2 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Jason Crow | 6 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Doug Lamborn | 5 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Ken Buck | 4 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Ed Perlmutter | 7 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Diana DeGette | 1 | Democrat | Yes |