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H.R. 5138 116th Congress House

Protecting Social Workers and Health Professionals from Workplace Violence Act of 2019

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States to provide safety measures to social workers, health workers, and human servi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States to provide safety measures to social workers, health workers, and human services professionals performing services placing such individuals in high-risk and potentially dangerous situations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 18, 2019 Introduced by: Julia Brownley Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Adoption and foster careCrime preventionDrug, alcohol, tobacco useEmergency communications systems
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Foreign language and bilingual programsHealth personnelMental healthSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsTelephone and wireless communicationWorker safety and health
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Nov 19, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 18, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 18, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 19, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Social Workers and Health Professionals from Workplace Violence Act of 2019

This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to states, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations for providing safety measures to social workers, health workers, and human services professionals performing services placing such individuals in high-risk and potentially dangerous situations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 8 Republican 2
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jun 11, 2020
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 9, 2020
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Feb 5, 2020
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Harder, Josh
California · Feb 5, 2020
Levin, Andy
· Jan 29, 2020
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jan 28, 2020
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jan 9, 2020
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Jan 7, 2020
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jan 7, 2020
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 16, 2019
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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Nov 18, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5138: Protecting Social Workers and Health Professionals from Workplace Violence Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5138/
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"H.R. 5138: Protecting Social Workers and Health Professionals from Workplace Violence Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5138/.
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H.R. 5138, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5138/.
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