Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
Summary
Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
This bill requires the Department of Labor to address workplace violence in health care, social service, and similar sectors.
Specifically, Labor must issue an occupational safety and health standard that requires certain employers to take actions to protect workers and other personnel from workplace violence. The standard applies to employers in the health care sector, in the social service sector, and in sectors that conduct activities similar to those in the health care and social service sectors. Among other elements, the standard must require each employer to (1) develop a workplace violence prevention plan, (2) promptly investigate incidents of workplace violence, and (3) provide relevant training and education to employees.
The bill requires certain hospitals and skilled nursing facilities to comply with this standard as a condition of Medicare participation.
Timeline
- Apr 1, 2025Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Apr 1, 2025Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Apr 1, 2025Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Apr 1, 2025Introduced in House
- Apr 1, 2025Introduced in House
Cosponsors (showing first 30 of 110)
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] R-NE
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] D-VA
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] R-PA
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] D-MN
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] D-NC
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] D-MN
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] D-ME
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] D-NY
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] D-KS
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] D-PA
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] D-FL
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] D-NY
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] D-OR
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] D-MA
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] D-IL
- Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18] D-NY
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] D-DC
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] D-MD
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] D-ME
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] D-CA
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] D-CA
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] D-GA
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] D-WI
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] D-AL
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] D-PA
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] D-CA
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] D-WA
- Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8] D-NJ
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] D-MI
- Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] D-IN
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