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 | |
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Rep. Adam Kinzinger | 16 | Republican | Yes | ||
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler | 3 | Republican | Yes | ||
Rep. Blake Moore | 1 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Matt Rosendale | 2 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Nancy Mace | 1 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Jason Smith | 8 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Yvette Herrell | 2 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Barry Moore | 2 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. John Rose | 6 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Rodney Davis | 13 | Republican | Yes |