HR3178Referred to Committee

Save Healthcare Workers Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-05-05
Introduced
66
Cosponsors
HR
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Sponsor

Madeleine Dean
Madeleine Dean
Democrat · PA · Representative
Votes with party: 99.5% (600 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Climate & Environment$1k

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Cosponsors (66)

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2025-05-05

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Plain-English Summary

This bill would create new federal protections and penalties for assaulting healthcare workers, making attacks on doctors, nurses, and other medical staff serious federal crimes. It aims to address rising violence in hospitals and medical facilities by giving law enforcement stronger tools to prosecute and deter people who harm healthcare workers while they're doing their jobs.

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Crime and Law Enforcement
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