HR 1195 United States House · 117th Congress

Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act

Summary

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 other sectors. Specifically, Labor must issue an interim 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. In addition, Labor must promulgate a final standard within a specified time line.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2021

Committee Review

Apr 2021

House Passage

Apr 2021

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Feb 22, 2021 Last action Apr 19, 2021

Floor votes · House Apr 16, 2021

How they voted

254–166

Passed · 9 other

Total votes 429

Apr 16, 2021

D Democratic217

216 Yea 1

99% Yea

R Republican212

38 Yea 166 Nay 8

78% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Apr 19, 2021

Committee

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

upper

Apr 16, 2021

Lower · Passed

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 254 - 166 (Roll no. 118).

lower

Apr 16, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 254 - 166 (Roll no. 118).

lower

Apr 16, 2021

Introduced

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 303, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Keller amendment No. 5.

lower

Apr 16, 2021

Introduced

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 303, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Courtney amendment en bloc No. 1.

lower

Apr 14, 2021

Lower · Passed

Rule H. Res. 303 passed House.

lower

Apr 13, 2021

Lower · Passed

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 303 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7 and H.R. 1195. Rule provides for one hour of general debate on H.R. 7 and provides one motion to recommit. Rule also provides for one hour of general debate on H.R. 1195 and provides one motion to recommit.

lower

Apr 5, 2021

Lower · Passed

Committee on Ways and Means discharged.

lower

Apr 5, 2021

Lower · Passed

Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.

lower

Apr 5, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 117-14, Part I.

lower

Mar 24, 2021

Introduced

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 20.

lower

Mar 24, 2021

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

lower

Feb 23, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

lower

Feb 22, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.

lower

Feb 22, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

lower

Feb 22, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 145 co-sponsors