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 Sort descending | District | Party | Vote | |
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Rep. Ami Bera | 6 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Salud Carbajal | 24 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Tom McClintock | 5 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Jimmy Gomez | 34 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Ken Calvert | 41 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Karen Bass | 37 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Nanette Barragán | 44 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Jim Costa | 21 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Kevin McCarthy | 20 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. J. Luis Correa | 46 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Brad Sherman | 32 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Grace F. Napolitano | 31 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Doris Matsui | 7 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Mike Thompson | 4 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Ken Buck | 4 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Ed Perlmutter | 7 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Diana DeGette | 1 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Lauren Boebert | 3 | Republican | Not Voting | ||
Rep. Jason Crow | 6 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Joe Neguse | 2 | Democrat | Yes |