HR 2531 · in committee · significant
Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
- labor
- healthcare
What this bill does
- The Department of Labor must create safety standards requiring health care and social service employers to prevent workplace violence.
- Health care workers, social service workers, hospitals, and skilled nursing facilities are affected by the new requirements.
- Employers must develop violence prevention plans, investigate incidents, and train employees; hospitals face Medicare compliance requirements.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would small health care clinics and social service agencies implement violence prevention plans without significantly increasing operational costs?
- 02
What evidence supports that mandatory employer violence prevention standards would reduce workplace injuries more effectively than current voluntary measures?
- 03
Which workers in health care and social service settings face the greatest risks of violence, and how would the standards address their specific situations?
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Sponsor · D-CT-2
Joe Courtney
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
107/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-04-01
Joining the bill
Ilhan Omar
D-MN-5 · original
Alma S. Adams
D-NC-12 · original
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
D-VA-3 · original
Don Bacon
R-NE-2 · original
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
R-PA-1 · original
Suzanne Bonamici
D-OR-1
Sharice Davids
D-KS-3
Julia Brownley
D-CA-26
Suzan K. DelBene
D-WA-1
Donald G. Davis
D-NC-1
Sean Casten
D-IL-6
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
D-FL-20
+ 95 more
Legislative timeline
2025-04-01 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Education and 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.
2025-04-01 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Education and 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.
2025-04-01 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Education and 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.
2025-04-01 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-04-01 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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