HR 5138
116th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Adoption and foster care
Crime prevention
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Emergency communications systems
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Health personnel
Mental health
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Telephone and wireless communication
Worker safety and health
Protecting Social Workers and Health Professionals from Workplace Violence Act of 2019
Introduced: November 18, 2019
Introduced by:
Brownley, Julia
Democratic
· California
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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 19, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 18, 2019
Introduced in House
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.
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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