To direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard that requires covered employers within the health care and social service industries to develop and implement a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-7141| House
| Updated: 11/26/2018
Joe Courtney
Democratic Representative
Connecticut
Cosponsors (23)
Donald Norcross (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)
Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Education and Workforce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to address workplace violence in the health care and social service sectors. Specifically, Labor must promulgate an occupational safety and health standard that requires certain employers in the health care and social service sectors, as well as employers in sectors that conduct activities similar to the activities in the health care and social service sectors, to develop and implement a comprehensive plan for protecting health care workers, social service workers, and other personnel from workplace violence.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Education and the 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Labor and Employment
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAssault and harassment offensesDepartment of LaborEmergency medical services and trauma careFirearms and explosivesHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnelHome and outpatient careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicareSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsViolent crimeWorker safety and health
To direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard that requires covered employers within the health care and social service industries to develop and implement a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-7141| House
| Updated: 11/26/2018
Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to address workplace violence in the health care and social service sectors. Specifically, Labor must promulgate an occupational safety and health standard that requires certain employers in the health care and social service sectors, as well as employers in sectors that conduct activities similar to the activities in the health care and social service sectors, to develop and implement a comprehensive plan for protecting health care workers, social service workers, and other personnel from workplace violence.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Education and the 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Joe Courtney
Democratic Representative
Connecticut
Cosponsors (23)
Donald Norcross (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)
Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Education and Workforce Committee
Labor and Employment
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAssault and harassment offensesDepartment of LaborEmergency medical services and trauma careFirearms and explosivesHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnelHome and outpatient careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicareSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsViolent crimeWorker safety and health