HR 7141
115th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
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Department of Labor
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Health facilities and institutions
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Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
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Violent crime
Worker safety and health
Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
Introduced: November 16, 2018
Introduced by:
Courtney, Joe
Democratic
· Connecticut
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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 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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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