Protecting Social Workers and Health Professionals from Workplace Violence Act

United States117th CongressHR-8492House of Representatives
Updated: Jul 26, 2022

Summary

Protecting Social Workers and Health Professionals from Workplace Violence Act 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 who perform services in high-risk and potentially dangerous situations.

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S-4412: Protecting Social Workers and Health Professionals from Workplace Violence Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  1. 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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  2. Introduced in House

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