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Proposed Federal House Legislation HB5223

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This legislation avoids legal liability for employers who do not provide security for a workplace with a 'no-guns' policy.

Legislation Overview

Title: Health Care Workplace Violence Prevention Act

Subject: Administrative law and regulatory procedures: Assault and harassment offenses: Crime prevention: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation: Department of Labor: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use: Emergency communications systems: Emergency medical services and trauma care: Employment discrimination and employee rights: Firearms and explosives: Government information and archives: Health facilities and institutions: Health personnel: Home and outpatient care: Law enforcement officers: Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care: Medicaid: Medicare: Nursing: Violent crime: Worker safety and health: Labor and employment

Description: Health Care Workplace Violence Prevention Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to address workplace violence in health care facilities pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. Specifically, Labor must issue a rule that requires certain health care employers to adopt a comprehensive plan for protecting health care workers and other personnel from workplace violence.

Session: 115th Congress

Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Last Action Date: March 19, 2018

Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5223/all-info

Sponsors

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29 sponsors: Ro Khanna (D); Robert Brady (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Raja Krishnamoorthi (D); Mark Pocan (D); Nydia Velazquez (D); Jamie Raskin (D); Sheila Jackson-Lee (D); Pramila Jayapal (D); Judy Chu (D); Tulsi Gabbard (D); Seth Moulton (D); Barbara Lee (D); Jose Serrano (D); Raul Grijalva (D); Betty McCollum (D); Alcee Hastings (D); Collin Peterson (D); Yvette Clarke (D); Daniel Lipinski (D); Bobby Rush (D); Mike Coffman (R); Salud Carbajal (D); Peter Visclosky (D); C.A. Ruppersberger (D); Stephanie Murphy (D); Anthony Brown (D); Ami Bera (D); John Yarmuth (D)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Mar 19 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
House Mar 9 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
House Mar 8 2018 Introduced in House
House Mar 8 2018 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.
House Mar 8 2018 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.
House Mar 8 2018 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.
Texts
Type Date Federal Link Text
Introduced Mar 17 2018 federal bill text bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Committee

Chamber: H

Committee Name: Subcommittee on Health

Votes

There have not been any votes on this bill

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