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Introduced

In Committee

3

Passed One Chamber

4

Passed Both

5

Signed into Law

Sponsor

Joe Courtney

Democrat · CT · Representative

Votes with party: 96.9% (523 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (110)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

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Referred 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.

2025-04-01

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Committee Activity

Currently in

House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2025-04-01
House Committee on Ways and MeansReferred To · 2025-04-01
House Committee on Education and WorkforceReferred To · 2025-04-01

Previously

Energy and Commerce CommitteeReferred To · 2025-04-01
Ways and Means CommitteeReferred To · 2025-04-01
Education and Workforce CommitteeReferred To · 2025-04-01

Plain-English 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.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Labor and Employment

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