# 114-hr-4532: Safe Harbor for Reporting Violent Behavior Act of 2016

114-hr-4532, Safe Harbor for Reporting Violent Behavior Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by ROBERT GOODLATTE (R-VA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4532
- Congress: 114
- Title: Safe Harbor for Reporting Violent Behavior Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- Introduced: 2016-02-11
- Sponsor: ROBERT GOODLATTE (R-VA)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Safe Harbor for Reporting Violent Behavior Act of 2016 This bill makes an employer immune from civil liability for reporting to a potential future employer an employee or former employee’s violent or threatening behavior. The report must be made in good faith and based on objectively reasonable suspicion. Additionally, the bill makes a potential employer immune from civil liability for taking a reasonable action in good faith to respond to a report of violent or threatening behavior of an employee or potential employee.

## Cosponsors (14)

- Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] (R-MN), 2016-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] (R-OH), 2016-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hurt, Robert [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2016-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA), 2016-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN), 2016-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] (R-GA), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] (R-TN), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSEPH PITTS (R-PA), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] (R-GA), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2016-05-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015
- 114-hr-2802: First Amendment Defense Act
- 114-hr-1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015
- 114-hr-36: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
- 114-hr-3134: Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015
- 114-hr-1475: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-4532 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4532)

## Related
- [114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-160)
- [114-hr-2802: First Amendment Defense Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2802)
- [114-hr-1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1190)
- [114-hr-36: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-36)
- [114-hr-3134: Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3134)
- [114-hr-1475: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1475)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4532 (as of 2025-11-18).