United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 116 D · 3 R cosponsors
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HR 2531 — Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act

Last action — 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.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced April 01, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 44% · high confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 119 sponsors

    1 primary, 118 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (116 D · 3 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Spreading across states

    Near-identical bills in 1 other state — cross-state momentum.

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Summary

Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers ActThis bill requires the Department of Labor to address workplace violence in health care, social service, and similar sectors.Specifically, Labor must issue an occupational safety and health standard that requires certain employers to take actions to protect workers and other personnel from workplace violence. The standard applies to employers in the health care sector, in the social service sector, and in sectors that conduct activities similar to those in the health care and social service sectors. Among other elements, the standard must require each employer to (1) develop a workplace violence prevention plan, (2) promptly investigate incidents of workplace violence, and (3) provide relevant training and education to employees. The bill requires certain hospitals and skilled nursing facilities to comply with this standard as a condition of Medicare participation.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 118 co-sponsors · 428 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (118)

Not signed on (428)

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Subjects

public-safety healthcare labor health-insurance

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 2531 do?
Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers ActThis bill requires the Department of Labor to address workplace violence in health care, social service, and similar sectors.Specifically, Labor must issue an occupational safety and health standard that requires certain employers to take actions to protect workers and other personnel from workplace violence. The standard applies to employers in the health care sector, in the social service sector, and in sectors that conduct activities similar to those in the health care and social service sectors. Among other elements, the standard must require each employer to (1) develop a workplace violence prevention plan, (2) promptly investigate incidents of workplace violence, and (3) provide relevant training and education to employees. The bill requires certain hospitals and skilled nursing facilities to comply with this standard as a condition of Medicare participation.
Who sponsors HR 2531?
HR 2531 is sponsored by Courtney, Joe (Democratic), Bacon, Don (Republican), Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" (Democratic), Fitzpatrick, Brian K. (Republican), Omar, Ilhan (Democratic), Adams, Alma S. (Democratic), McCollum, Betty (Democratic), Golden, Jared F. (Democratic), Morelle, Joseph D. (Democratic), Davids, Sharice (Democratic), Houlahan, Chrissy (Democratic), Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (Democratic), Tonko, Paul (Democratic), Bonamici, Suzanne (Democratic), Moulton, Seth (Democratic), Casten, Sean (Democratic), Ryan, Patrick (Democratic), Norton, Eleanor Holmes (Democratic), Ivey, Glenn (Democratic), Pingree, Chellie (Democratic), Peters, Scott H. (Democratic), Sherman, Brad (Democratic), McBath, Lucy (Democratic), Pocan, Mark (Democratic), Sewell, Terri A. (Democratic), Evans, Dwight (Democratic), Brownley, Julia (Democratic), DelBene, Suzan K. (Democratic), Menendez, Robert (Democratic), Stevens, Haley M. (Democratic), Mrvan, Frank J. (Democratic), Schneider, Bradley Scott (Democratic), Frost, Maxwell (Democratic), Lynch, Stephen F. (Democratic), Davis, Donald G. (Democratic), Thanedar, Shri (Democratic), Tlaib, Rashida (Democratic), Leger Fernandez, Teresa (Democratic), Kennedy, Timothy M. (Democratic), Panetta, Jimmy (Democratic), Carter, Troy A. (Democratic), Quigley, Mike (Democratic), Moore, Gwen (Democratic), Mullin, Kevin (Democratic), Tokuda, Jill N. (Democratic), McBride, Sarah (Democratic), Chu, Judy (Democratic), Ramirez, Delia C. (Democratic), Kelly, Robin L. (Democratic), Larson, John B. (Democratic), Stansbury, Melanie A. (Democratic), Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria (Democratic), Lofgren, Zoe (Democratic), Scholten, Hillary J. (Democratic), Craig, Angie (Democratic), DeSaulnier, Mark (Democratic), Gottheimer, Josh (Democratic), Castor, Kathy (Democratic), Ansari, Yassamin (Democratic), Doggett, Lloyd (Democratic), Simon, Lateefah (Democratic), Jayapal, Pramila (Democratic), Sherrill, Mikie (Democratic), Khanna, Ro (Democratic), Lee, Summer L. (Democratic), McDonald Rivet, Kristen (Democratic), Mfume, Kweisi (Democratic), Hayes, Jahana (Democratic), Sánchez, Linda T. (Democratic), Magaziner, Seth (Democratic), Cleaver, Emanuel (Democratic), Friedman, Laura (Democratic), Budzinski, Nikki (Democratic), Veasey, Marc A. (Democratic), Waters, Maxine (Democratic), McClellan, Jennifer L. (Democratic), McClain Delaney, April (Democratic), Pappas, Chris (Democratic), Cohen, Steve (Democratic), Fletcher, Lizzie (Democratic), Garamendi, John (Democratic), Randall, Emily (Democratic), Elfreth, Sarah (Democratic), Balint, Becca (Democratic), Gonzalez, Vicente (Democratic), Clarke, Yvette D. (Democratic), Underwood, Lauren (Democratic), McIver, LaMonica (Democratic), Harder, Josh (Democratic), Dingell, Debbie (Democratic), Beatty, Joyce (Democratic), Thompson, Mike (Democratic), Foster, Bill (Democratic), Levin, Mike (Democratic), Casar, Greg (Democratic), Pressley, Ayanna (Democratic), Foushee, Valerie P. (Democratic), Goldman, Daniel S. (Democratic), Vindman, Eugene Simon (Democratic), Johnson, Julie (Democratic), Takano, Mark (Democratic), Grijalva, Adelita S. (Democratic), Meng, Grace (Democratic), Torres, Ritchie (Democratic), Menefee, Christian D. (Democratic), Huffman, Jared (Democratic), Soto, Darren (Democratic), Gomez, Jimmy (Democratic), Amo, Gabe (Democratic), Hoyle, Val T. (Democratic), Suozzi, Thomas R. (Democratic), Meeks, Gregory W. (Democratic), Wilson, Frederica S. (Democratic), Strickland, Marilyn (Democratic), Lieu, Ted (Democratic), Wilson, Joe (Republican), Deluzio, Christopher R. (Democratic), Barragán, Nanette Diaz (Democratic), and Carbajal, Salud O. (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 2531?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced April 01, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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