{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-2531","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":2531,"title":"Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-04-01","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"C001069","fullName":"Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]","party":"D","state":"CT","district":2}],"cosponsorsCount":103,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-04-01","text":"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."},"policyArea":"Labor and Employment","subjects":["Administrative law and regulatory procedures","Assault and harassment offenses","Business records","Department of Labor","Emergency medical services and trauma care","Employment discrimination and employee rights","Firearms and explosives","Government information and archives","Health facilities and institutions","Health personnel","Home and outpatient care","Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care","Medicare","Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations","Violent crime","Worker safety and health"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-04-01","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-04-01","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-04-01","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-04-01","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-04-01","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of Labor to address workplace violence in health care, social service, and similar sectors.</p><p>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.&nbsp;</p><p>The bill requires certain hospitals and skilled nursing facilities to comply with this standard as a condition of Medicare participation.</p>","updateDate":"2026-04-16T08:06:50Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":316,"ts":"2026-04-19T11:30:22.643Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Workplace%20Violence%20Prevention%20for%20Health%20Care%20and%20Social%20Ser"}]}}