H.R. 1309 - 116th Congress (2019-2020) - Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act

This bill requires the Department of Labor to address workplace violence in the health care and social service sectors. Specifically, Labor must promulgate an occupational safety and health standard that requires certain employers in the health care and social service sectors, as well as employers in sectors that conduct activities similar to the activities in the health care and social service sectors, to develop and implement a comprehensive plan for protecting health care workers, social service workers, and other personnel from workplace violence.

In addition, those employers must

investigate workplace violence incidents, risks, or hazards as soon as practicable;
provide training and education to employees who may be exposed to workplace violence hazards and risks;
meet record keeping requirements; and
prohibit acts of discrimination or retaliation against employees for reporting workplace violence incidents, threats, or concerns.

Text (4)

November 21, 2019

November 21, 2019

November 18, 2019

February 19, 2019

Amendments (10)

Nov 21, 2019

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 695

An amendment numbered 10 printed in Part B of House Report 116-302 to direct OSHA to prioritize providing technical assistance and advice to employers throughout the first year of the Act to ensure businesses are in compliance.

Agreed To

Nov 21, 2019

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 694

An amendment numbered 9 printed in Part B of House Report 116-302 to ensure that nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit or diminish any protections in relevant federal, state or local law related to domestic violence, stalking, dating violence, and sexual assault.

Agreed To

Nov 21, 2019

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 693

An amendment numbered 8 printed in Part B of House Report 116-302 to ensure that the annual evaluations include changes based on informed findings by employers.

Agreed To

Nov 21, 2019

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 692

An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part B of House Report 116-302 to state that additional training shall be provided for covered employees who work with victims of torture, trafficking, or domestic violence.

Agreed To

Nov 21, 2019

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 691

An amendment numbered 6 printed in Part B of House Report 116-302 to require the Secretary of Labor to provide an annual report to Congress that would include statistics and a summary from the annual report submitted to the Secretary by employers.

Agreed To

Nov 21, 2019

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 690

An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part B of House Report 116-302 to require information about the bills anti-retaliation provision to be provided in its required workplace violence and prevention training.

Agreed To

Nov 21, 2019

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 689

An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part B of House Report 116-302 to ensure that nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit or prevent healthcare workers from reporting violent incidents to appropriate law enforcement.

Agreed To

Nov 21, 2019

Not Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 688

Amendment sought to require the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to promulgate a final standard on workplace violence prevention for health care and social service workers.

Active

Nov 21, 2019

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 687

An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 116-302 to include procedures to provide information about available trauma and related counseling for employees in reporting, incident response, and post-incident investigation procedures.

Agreed To

Nov 21, 2019

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 686

An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 116-302 to require covered employers to email their organization's workplace violence prevention plan to the organization's staff, following completion of annual training.

Agreed To

Actions (51)

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11/21/2019

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

11/21/2019

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

11/21/2019

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 251 - 158 (Roll no. 642).

11/21/2019

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 251 - 158 (Roll no. 642).

11/21/2019

On motion to table the motion to appeal the ruling of the chair Agreed to by recorded vote: 222 - 188 (Roll no. 641).

11/21/2019

Mr. Hoyer moved to table the motion to appeal the ruling of the chair

11/21/2019

Mr. Kelly (PA) appealed the ruling of the chair. The question was then put on sustaining the ruling of the chair.

11/21/2019

Mr. Courtney raised a point of order against the motion to recommit with instructions. Mr. Courtney stated that the point of order violated clause 7 of Rule XVI related to the germaneness of the amendment. Sustained by the Chair.

11/21/2019

Point of order sustained against the motion to recommit with instructions.

11/21/2019

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kelly (PA) motion to recommit with instructions, pending the reservation of a point of order. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to add a new section at the end of the bill entitled "Sense of Congress".

11/21/2019

Mr. Kelly (PA) moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Education and Labor. (text: CR H9152)

11/21/2019

The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

11/21/2019

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

11/21/2019

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1309.

11/21/2019

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was question on adoption of amendments, which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

11/21/2019

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Delgado amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Delgado demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced

11/21/2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 713, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Delgado amendment No. 10.

11/21/2019

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Wexton amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mrs. Wexton demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

11/21/2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 713, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Wexton amendment No. 9.

11/21/2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 713, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Garcia (TX) amendment No. 8.

11/21/2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 713, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Brown (MD) amendment No. 7.

11/21/2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 713, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Green (TX) amendment No. 6.

11/21/2019

The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

11/21/2019

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9145-9154)

11/21/2019

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1309 as unfinished business.

11/21/2019

On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.

11/21/2019

Mr. Courtney moved that the committee rise.

11/21/2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 713, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Levin (MI) amendment No. 5.

11/21/2019

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Harder amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Harder demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

11/21/2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 713, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Harder amendment No. 4.

11/21/2019

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Byrne amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Byrne demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

11/21/2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 713, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Byrne amendment No. 3.

11/21/2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 713, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DeSaulnier amendment No. 2.

11/21/2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 713, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hastings amendment No. 1.

11/21/2019

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1309.

11/21/2019

The Speaker designated the Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.

11/21/2019

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 713 and Rule XVIII.

11/21/2019

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1309 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. Also provides for proceedings during the period from November 22, 2019 through December 2, 2019 and for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.

11/21/2019

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 713. (consideration: CR H9127-9145; text: CR H9135-9138)

11/20/2019

Rule H. Res. 713 passed House.

11/19/2019

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 713 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1309 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. Also provides for proceedings during the period from November 22, 2019 through December 2, 2019 and for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.

11/18/2019

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 239.

11/18/2019

Committee on Ways and Means discharged.

11/18/2019

Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.

11/18/2019

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 116-296, Part I.

06/11/2019

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 18.

06/11/2019

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

02/20/2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

02/19/2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

02/19/2019

Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.

02/19/2019

Introduced in House

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