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. Grace Meng | 6 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Peter Meijer | 3 | Republican | Yes | ||
Rep. Gregory W. Meeks | 5 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Jerry McNerney | 9 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers | 5 | Republican | Yes | ||
Rep. David McKinley | 1 | Republican | Yes | ||
Rep. Patrick T. McHenry | 10 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Jim McGovern | 2 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. A. Donald McEachin | 4 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Betty McCollum | 4 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Tom McClintock | 5 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Lisa McClain | 9 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Michael McCaul | 10 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Kevin McCarthy | 20 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Lucy McBath | 7 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Doris Matsui | 7 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Brian Mast | 21 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Thomas Massie | 4 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Kathy Manning | 6 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Tracey Mann | 1 | Republican | No |