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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rep. Josh Harder | 9 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick | 2 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Donald Beyer | 8 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Mark Pocan | 2 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Gwen Moore | 4 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Jason Crow | 6 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Marilyn Strickland | 10 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson | 30 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Adam B. Schiff | 30 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Chellie Pingree | 1 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Charlie Crist | 13 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Stephen F. Lynch | 8 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Tony Cárdenas | 29 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Jan Schakowsky | 9 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Ron Kind | 3 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Ami Bera | 6 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Dean Phillips | 3 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman | 12 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Michael Guest | 3 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Cliff Bentz | 2 | Republican | No |