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S. 4182 117th Congress Senate

Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act

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

Official title: A bill 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: May 11, 2022 Introduced by: Tammy Baldwin Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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May 11, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 11, 2022
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 Latest action May 11, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 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 health care, social service, and other sectors.

Specifically, Labor must issue an interim occupational safety and health standard that requires certain employers to take actions to protect workers and other personnel from workplace violence. The standard applies to employers in the health care sector, in the social service sector, and in sectors that conduct activities similar to those in the health care and social service sectors.

In addition, Labor must promulgate a final standard within a specified time line.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1195 Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 28
All 28 Democratic 27 Independent 1
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Hickenlooper, John W.
Colorado · Sep 27, 2022
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Sep 27, 2022
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Sep 12, 2022
 D
Warnock, Raphael G.
Georgia · Sep 12, 2022
 D
Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Jul 27, 2022
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jul 27, 2022
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jul 13, 2022
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jun 14, 2022
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 11, 2022
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · May 11, 2022
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · May 11, 2022
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · May 11, 2022
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 11, 2022
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · May 11, 2022
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · May 11, 2022
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 11, 2022
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · May 11, 2022
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · May 11, 2022
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Murray, Patty
Washington · May 11, 2022
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Padilla, Alex
California · May 11, 2022
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · May 11, 2022
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 11, 2022
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · May 11, 2022
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · May 11, 2022
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · May 11, 2022
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · May 11, 2022
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · May 11, 2022
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · May 11, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4182: Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4182/
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"S. 4182: Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4182/.
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S. 4182, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4182/.
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