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 Sort descending | Party | Vote | |
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Rep. Donald W. Norcross | 1 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Tom O'Halleran | 1 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Cori Bush | 1 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. G. K. Butterfield | 1 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Chris Pappas | 1 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Jerry Carl | 1 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Buddy Carter | 1 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Chellie Pingree | 1 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Ed Case | 1 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Steven J. Chabot | 1 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. David Cicilline | 1 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. James Comer | 1 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Bobby L. Rush | 1 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Rick Crawford | 1 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Steve Scalise | 1 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. David Schweikert | 1 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Diana DeGette | 1 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Suzan K. DelBene | 1 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Bryan Steil | 1 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick | 1 | Republican | Yes |