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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II | 5 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Yvette D. Clarke | 9 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Katherine Clark | 5 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. David Cicilline | 1 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Judy Chu | 28 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Liz Cheney | At Large | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Steven J. Chabot | 1 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Madison Cawthorn | 11 | Republican | Not Voting | ||
Rep. Joaquín Castro | 20 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Kathy Castor | 14 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Sean Casten | 6 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Ed Case | 1 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Matt Cartwright | 8 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. John Carter | 31 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Buddy Carter | 1 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. André Carson | 7 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Jerry Carl | 1 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Tony Cárdenas | 29 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Salud Carbajal | 24 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Kat Cammack | 3 | Republican | No |