CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Joe Courtney (D-CT)

Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act

H.R. 2531 · House bill Labor and Employment

A Democratic bill with 5 Republican cosponsors · See all 134 cosponsors

Last activity — 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.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill directs the Secretary of Labor to create and implement a workplace violence prevention standard for the health care and social service industries. It requires covered employers to develop comprehensive, written prevention plans tailored to their specific facilities and services. The process begins with an interim final standard issued within one year of enactment, followed by a proposed standard and a final standard. Employers must implement specific safety measures, conduct incident investigations, and provide regular training to employees. The legislation also includes provisions to apply these standards to certain facilities receiving Medicare funds.

Yes

  • Scored +5

    Would union members be better off under this?

    The bill enhances worker safety and requires meaningful participation of employees in plan development.

The opposite

  • Scored -4

    Would business owners be better off under this?

    The bill imposes mandatory safety standards, documentation, and reporting requirements that increase operational burdens for employers.