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 Sort ascending | State | District | Party | Vote | |
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Rep. Neal Dunn | 2 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Jeffrey Duncan | 3 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Mike Doyle | 18 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Byron Donalds | 19 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Lloyd Doggett | 37 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Debbie Dingell | 6 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart | 26 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Ted Deutch | 22 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Scott DesJarlais | 4 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier | 10 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Val Demings | 10 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Antonio Delgado | 19 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Suzan K. DelBene | 1 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Rosa DeLauro | 3 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Diana DeGette | 1 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Peter A. DeFazio | 4 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Madeleine Dean | 4 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Rodney Davis | 13 | Republican | Yes | ||
Rep. Danny K. Davis | 7 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Warren Davidson | 8 | Republican | No |