Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
Sponsored By: Representative Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would direct the Secretary of Labor to create a two-stage nationwide standard to prevent workplace violence for health care and social service workers. It would also make hospitals and skilled nursing facilities that lack OSHA coverage follow that standard through Medicare rules.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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Who is covered by these safety rules
If enacted, the rules would cover hospitals, nursing homes, hospice, long‑term care, group homes, mental health clinics, substance use treatment centers, independent emergency centers, and similar sites, including some federal facilities. They would also cover services like home health, home hospice, social work, and emergency medical transport. Doctor, dentist, and podiatrist offices not inside a covered facility would be excluded. Child day care and private household employers who hire in-home help would be excluded. The Secretary could add more facilities or services over time.
Medicare would require safety compliance
If enacted, hospitals and skilled nursing facilities not already under OSHA would have to follow the workplace-violence standard to meet Medicare rules. Noncompliance could affect a facility’s Medicare conditions of participation. This would start 1 year after the interim OSHA standard is issued.
New anti-violence rules for care employers
If enacted, OSHA would issue an interim workplace-violence rule within 1 year, effective within 30 days, with up to 1 year to phase in engineering fixes. Covered health care and social service employers would need a written prevention plan within 6 months of that interim rule, with worker input, training, and incident response steps. They would keep a violent-incident log for each site and service using a federal template due within 1 year of enactment, and keep records for at least 5 years with privacy protections. OSHA would propose a final rule within 2 years and issue it within 42 months, with protections at least as strong as approved state plans. Workers could see safer workplaces; employers would face new planning, training, and recordkeeping costs.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
CT • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
Sponsored 4/1/2025
Scott (VA)
VA • D
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Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 4/1/2025
Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 4/1/2025
Adams
NC • D
Sponsored 4/1/2025
McCollum
MN • D
Sponsored 4/7/2025
Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]
ME • D
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Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
NY • D
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Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
KS • D
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Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
PA • D
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Cherfilus-McCormick
FL • D
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Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
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Bonamici
OR • D
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Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
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Casten
IL • D
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Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
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Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
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Ivey
MD • D
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Pingree
ME • D
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Peters
CA • D
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Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]
CA • D
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McBath
GA • D
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Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
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Sewell
AL • D
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Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
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Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
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DelBene
WA • D
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Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
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Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]
MI • D
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Mrvan
IN • D
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Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
IL • D
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Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
FL • D
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Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
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Davis (NC)
NC • D
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Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
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Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
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Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]
NM • D
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Kennedy (NY)
NY • D
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Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
CA • D
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Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
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Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
IL • D
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Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
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Mullin
CA • D
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Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
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McBride
DE • D
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Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
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Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
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Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
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Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
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Stansbury
NM • D
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Ocasio-Cortez
NY • D
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Lofgren
CA • D
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Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]
MI • D
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Craig
MN • D
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Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
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Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
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Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
FL • D
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Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]
AZ • D
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Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
TX • D
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Simon
CA • D
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Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
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Sherrill
NJ • D
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Khanna
CA • D
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Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]
PA • D
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Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8]
MI • D
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Mfume
MD • D
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Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
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Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
CA • D
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Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]
RI • D
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Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
MO • D
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Friedman
CA • D
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Budzinski
IL • D
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Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
TX • D
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Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
CA • D
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McClellan
VA • D
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Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6]
MD • D
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Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
NH • D
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Cohen
TN • D
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Fletcher
TX • D
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Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
CA • D
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Randall
WA • D
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Elfreth
MD • D
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Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]
VT • D
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Gonzalez, V.
TX • D
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Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
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Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
IL • D
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Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
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Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
CA • D
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Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
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Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
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Thompson (CA)
CA • D
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Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
IL • D
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Levin
CA • D
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Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35]
TX • D
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Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
MA • D
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Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
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Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
NY • D
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Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
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Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32]
TX • D
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Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
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Grijalva
AZ • D
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Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
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Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
NY • D
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Rep. Menefee, Christian D. [D-TX-18]
TX • D
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Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
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Soto
FL • D
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Gomez
CA • D
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Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1]
RI • D
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Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
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Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
NY • D
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