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. Kim Schrier | 8 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Kurt Schrader | 5 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Brad Schneider | 10 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Adam B. Schiff | 30 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Jan Schakowsky | 9 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon | 5 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Steve Scalise | 1 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. John Sarbanes | 3 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Linda T. Sánchez | 38 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar | 27 | Republican | Yes | ||
Rep. Tim Ryan | 13 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. John Rutherford | 5 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Bobby L. Rush | 1 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger | 2 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Raul Ruiz | 25 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard | 40 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Chip Roy | 21 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. David Rouzer | 7 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Deborah Ross | 2 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Matt Rosendale | 2 | Republican | No |