# 114-hr-4266: Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2015

114-hr-4266, Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by JOHN CONYERS (D-MI); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4266
- Congress: 114
- Title: Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
- Introduced: 2015-12-16
- Sponsor: JOHN CONYERS (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 20
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Labor to establish a standard on safe patient handling, mobility, and injury prevention to prevent musculoskeletal disorders for health care workers. The standard must require the use of engineering and safety controls to handle patients. The standard must require health care employers to: (1) develop and implement a safe patient handling, mobility, and injury prevention program; (2) train their workers on safe patient handling, mobility, and injury prevention; and (3) post a notice that explains the standard, procedures to report patient handling-related injuries, and workers' rights under this Act. Labor must conduct unscheduled inspections to ensure compliance with the standard. This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to apply the standard to hospitals receiving Medicare funds.

## Cosponsors (20)

- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2015-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2015-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- WM. CLAY (D-MO), 2015-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2015-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2015-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2015-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Graham, Gwen [D-FL-2] (D-FL), 2015-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2015-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2016-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2016-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2016-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2016-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2016-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2016-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2016-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2016-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2016-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2016-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2016-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2016-06-14T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-3185: Equality Act
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- 114-hr-1619: Paycheck Fairness Act
- 114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-4266 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4266)

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