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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rep. Jim McGovern | 2 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Katherine Clark | 5 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Richard E. Neal | 1 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Seth Moulton | 6 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Lori Trahan | 3 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Stephen F. Lynch | 8 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Andy Harris | 1 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Anthony Brown | 4 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. John Sarbanes | 3 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger | 2 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer | 5 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. David Trone | 6 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Kweisi Mfume | 7 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Jamie Raskin | 8 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Chellie Pingree | 1 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Jared Golden | 2 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Peter Meijer | 3 | Republican | Yes | ||
Rep. Andy Levin | 9 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Tim Walberg | 5 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Brenda Lawrence | 14 | Democrat | Yes |