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HR 7141 115th Congress House

Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard that requires covered employers within the health care and social service … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard that requires covered employers within the health care and social service industries to develop and implement a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 16, 2018 Introduced by: Courtney, Joe Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAssault and harassment offensesDepartment of LaborEmergency medical services and trauma care
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Nov 26, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 16, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
Nov 16, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 26, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act

This bill requires the Department of Labor to address workplace violence in the health care and social service sectors. Specifically, Labor must promulgate an occupational safety and health standard that requires certain employers in the health care and social service sectors, as well as employers in sectors that conduct activities similar to the activities in the health care and social service sectors, to develop and implement a comprehensive plan for protecting health care workers, social service workers, and other personnel from workplace violence.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1309 Reintroduced Bill Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 16
D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Dec 10, 2018
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Nov 27, 2018
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Nov 16, 2018
BRADY, ROBERT
· Nov 16, 2018
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Nov 16, 2018
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Nov 16, 2018
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Nov 16, 2018
Esty, Elizabeth
· Nov 16, 2018
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Nov 16, 2018
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Nov 16, 2018
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Nov 16, 2018
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Nov 16, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 16, 2018
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Nov 16, 2018
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 16, 2018
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Nov 16, 2018
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Nov 16, 2018
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Nov 16, 2018
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Nov 16, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7141: Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7141/
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"H.R. 7141: Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7141/.
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H.R. 7141, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7141/.
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