Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
U.S. Congress · HR2531 ·
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What the bill says
Introduced 2025-04-01. Latest action: 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.
Summary (plain-language)
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.
Sponsors
- Joe Courtney (primary)
- Alma S. Adams
- Gabe Amo
- Yassamin Ansari
- Suzanne Bonamici
- Joyce Beatty
- Julia Brownley
- Don Bacon
- Nanette Diaz Barragán
- Nikki Budzinski
- Becca Balint
- Jim Costa
- Emanuel Cleaver
- Kathy Castor
- Yvette D. Clarke
- Steve Cohen
- André Carson
- Judy Chu
- Salud O. Carbajal
- Sean Casten
- Angie Craig
- Troy A. Carter
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
- Greg Casar
- Donald G. Davis
- Lloyd Doggett
- Christopher R. Deluzio
- Suzan K. DelBene
- Mark DeSaulnier
- Debbie Dingell
- Sharice Davids
- Dwight Evans
- Sarah Elfreth
- Bill Foster
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick
- Lizzie Fletcher
- Maxwell Frost
- Valerie P. Foushee
- Laura Friedman
- John Garamendi
- Vicente Gonzalez
- Josh Gottheimer
- Jimmy Gomez
- Jared F. Golden
- Daniel S. Goldman
- Adelita S. Grijalva
- James A. Himes
- Jared Huffman
- Jahana Hayes
- Chrissy Houlahan
- Josh Harder
- Val T. Hoyle
- Glenn Ivey
- Pramila Jayapal
- Julie Johnson
- Robin L. Kelly
- Ro Khanna
- Timothy M. Kennedy
- Teresa Leger Fernandez
- Zoe Lofgren
- John B. Larson
- Stephen F. Lynch
- Ted Lieu
- Mike Levin
- Summer L. Lee
- Kweisi Mfume
- Gregory W. Meeks
- Betty McCollum
- Gwen Moore
- Grace Meng
- Seth Moulton
- Joseph D. Morelle
- Lucy McBath
- Frank J. Mrvan
- Seth Magaziner
- Kevin Mullin
- Robert Menendez
- Jennifer L. McClellan
- LaMonica McIver
- April McClain Delaney
- Kristen McDonald Rivet
- Sarah McBride
- Christian D. Menefee
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Donald Norcross
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- Ilhan Omar
- Chellie Pingree
- Mark Pocan
- Scott H. Peters
- Jimmy Panetta
- Chris Pappas
- Ayanna Pressley
- Mike Quigley
- Patrick Ryan
- Delia C. Ramirez
- Emily Randall
- Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
- Brad Sherman
- Linda T. Sánchez
- Marilyn Strickland
- Terri A. Sewell
- Bradley Scott Schneider
- Darren Soto
- Thomas R. Suozzi
- Mikie Sherrill
- Haley M. Stevens
- Kim Schrier
- Melanie A. Stansbury
- Hillary J. Scholten
- Lateefah Simon
- Mike Thompson
- Paul Tonko
- Mark Takano
- Rashida Tlaib
- Lori Trahan
- Ritchie Torres
- Jill N. Tokuda
- Shri Thanedar
- Lauren Underwood
- Marc A. Veasey
- Derrick Van Orden
- Eugene Simon Vindman
- Maxine Waters
- Joe Wilson
- Frederica S. Wilson
Text versions
- Introduced in House — 2025-04-01 — XML
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Action History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-04-01 | Introduced in House |
| 2025-04-01 | 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. |
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