Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Nov 16, 2018)
Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
This bill requires the Department of Labor to address workplace violence in the health care and social service sectors. Specifically, Labor must promulgate an occupational safety and health standard that requires certain employers in the health care and social service sectors, as well as employers in sectors that conduct activities similar to the activities in the health care and social service sectors, to develop and implement a comprehensive plan for protecting health care workers, social service workers, and other personnel from workplace violence.
What just happenedNov 26, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseNov 16, 2018
- Nov 26, 2018Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Nov 16, 2018IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Education and the 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.
Ways and Means Committee - Nov 16, 2018IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Education and the 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.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Nov 16, 2018IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Education and the 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.
Education and the Workforce Committee - Nov 16, 2018IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Nov 16, 2018IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House