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Safe Harbor for Reporting Violent Behavior Act of 2016

Introduced: February 11, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 29, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Feb 11, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 11, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safe Harbor for Reporting Violent Behavior Act of 2016

This bill makes an employer immune from civil liability for reporting to a potential future employer an employee or former employee’s violent or threatening behavior. The report must be made in good faith and based on objectively reasonable suspicion.

Additionally, the bill makes a potential employer immune from civil liability for taking a reasonable action in good faith to respond to a report of violent or threatening behavior of an employee or potential employee.

What's happening now February 29, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 6
Byrne, Bradley
· May 17, 2016
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Apr 12, 2016
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Apr 12, 2016
Buck, Ken
· Mar 23, 2016
Collins, Doug
· Mar 23, 2016
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Mar 23, 2016
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Mar 23, 2016
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Mar 23, 2016
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Feb 11, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4532: Safe Harbor for Reporting Violent Behavior Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4532/
MLA
"H.R. 4532: Safe Harbor for Reporting Violent Behavior Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4532/.
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H.R. 4532, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4532/.
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