HCONRES 278
109th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Crime and Law Enforcement
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Local employees
Occupational health and safety
Social Welfare
Social work
State employees
Violence in the workplace
Expressing the sense of Congress that Congress should raise awareness about the importance of social worker and case worker safety.
Introduced: October 26, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 17, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Oct 26, 2005
Introduced in House
Oct 26, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that it should raise awareness about the importance of workplace safety for, and prevention of job-related violence against, social workers and case workers
Encourages states and local agencies to adopt measures that would improve the safety of social service workers.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Committees of jurisdiction
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