Protecting Social Workers and Health Professionals from Workplace Violence Act of 2019
United States116th CongressHR-5138House of Representatives
Updated: Nov 19, 2019
Summary
Protecting Social Workers and Health Professionals from Workplace Violence Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to states, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations for providing safety measures to social workers, health workers, and human services professionals performing services placing such individuals in high-risk and potentially dangerous situations.
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S-2880: Protecting Social Workers and Health Professionals from Workplace Violence Act of 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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