H.R. 2584 118th Congress House

SAVE Act

Official title: To protect hospital personnel from violence, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 2, 2023 See on congress.gov

Crime and Law Enforcement Assault and harassment offensesCongressional oversightCrime preventionDisaster relief and insurance

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Emergency medical services and trauma careFirearms and explosivesHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHospital careInfectious and parasitic diseasesLaw enforcement administration and fundingWorker safety and health

Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps

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Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Apr 13, 2023

Introduced in House

Apr 13, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Latest action April 13, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safety From Violence for Healthcare Employees Act or the SAVE Act

This bill establishes a new criminal offense for knowingly assaulting or intimidating hospital personnel during the performance of their official duties in a manner that interferes with their performance of the duties or limits their ability to perform the duties.

Additionally, the bill authorizes grants to reduce the incidence of violence at hospitals, including violence or intimidation against hospital personnel in the performance of their duties.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 2

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
for GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION · New York · 1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER
for UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER · Pennsylvania · 1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2 filings
SENATE
2 filings
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
1 filing
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
1 filing
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
1 filing
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
1 filing
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
1 filing
Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
1 filing

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Cosponsors 126