# 119-s-1600: Save Healthcare Workers Act

119-s-1600, Save Healthcare Workers Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS); status introduced (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1600
- Congress: 119
- Title: Save Healthcare Workers Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-05
- Sponsor: Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Creates a federal crime for assaulting hospital personnel.** This bill would make it a federal offense to knowingly assault hospital employees or contractors on hospital grounds, set new penalties, and require a GAO study of the law's effects.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New federal crime for hospital assaults: benefit, high. If enacted, this bill would make it a federal crime to knowingly assault a hospital worker or a contractor on hospital grounds at hospitals that do business across state lines. A violator could be fined and face up to 10 years in prison. The penalty would rise to up to 20 years and a fine if a fire…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-2465: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-1600 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1600)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-2465: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriati…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2465)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1600 (as of 2026-08-11).