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H.R. 1195 - Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
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COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 8-4 on Tuesday, April 13, 2021.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 303:
Agreed to by record vote of 217-207, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 217-208, on Wednesday, April 14, 2021.
MANAGERS: DeSaulnier/Burgess
1. Structured rule for H.R. 7.
2. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and Labor.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
4. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
6. Provides that following debate, each further amendment printed in part B of the Rules Committee report not earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant to section 3 shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time before the question is put thereon, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
7. Provides that at any time after debate the chair of the Committee on Education and Labor or his designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and Labor or their designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
8. Provides one motion to recommit.
9. Structured rule for H.R. 1195.
10. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and Labor.
11. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
12. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
13. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
14. Provides that following debate, each further amendment printed in part C of the Rules Committee report not earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant to section 6 shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time before the question is put thereon, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
15. Provides that at any time after debate the chair of the Committee on Education and Labor or his designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in part C of the Rules Committee report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and Labor or their designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
16. Provides one motion to recommit.
17. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in parts B and C of the Rules Committee report or amendments en bloc described in sections 3 and 6 of the resolution.
Amendments (click headers to sort)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Version 1 | Brown (MD) | Democrat | States that additional training shall be provided for covered employees who work with victims of torture, trafficking, or domestic violence. | Made in Order |
| 2 | Version 1 | Delgado (NY) | Democrat | Directs OSHA to prioritize providing technical assistance and advice to employers throughout the first year of the Act to ensure businesses are in compliance. | Made in Order |
| 3 | Version 1 | Ocasio-Cortez (NY), Wexton (VA) | Democrat | Ensures 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. | Made in Order |
| 4 | Version 1 | Ross, Deborah (NC) | Democrat | Withdrawn Clarifies that veterans medical facilities are included in the covered facilities within this Act. | Withdrawn |
| 5 | Version 2 | Jones, Mondaire (NY) | Democrat | Revised Clarifies that a covered employer may consult with experts in workplace violence when developing their workplace violence prevention plan. | Made in Order |
| 6 | Version 1 | Keller (PA), Walberg (MI) | Republican | SUBSTITUTE Requires OSHA to issue an occupational safety and health standard on workplace violence prevention for the health care and social service industries through the standard rulemaking process. | Made in Order |
| 7 | Version 1 | Cohen (TN) | Democrat | Adds Alzheimer's and memory care facilities as facilities covered by this legislation. | Made in Order |
| 8 | Version 1 | Perry (PA) | Republican | Late Removes a current loophole in federal law that allows for union violence to be exempt from prosecution under existing extortion laws. | Submitted |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 67
Motion by Mr. Cole to add language to the rule that would eliminate the tolling of days for Resolutions of Inquiry. Defeated: 4–8
Majority Member
Vote
Mrs. Torres
Nay
Mr. Perlmutter
Nay
Mr. Raskin
Nay
Ms. Scanlon
Nay
Mr. Morelle
Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier
Nay
Ms. Ross
Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Yea
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mr. Reschenthaler
Yea
Mrs. Fischbach
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 68
Motion by Mr. DeSaulnier to report the rule. Adopted: 8–4
Majority Member
Vote
Mrs. Torres
Yea
Mr. Perlmutter
Yea
Mr. Raskin
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
Yea
Mr. Morelle
Yea
Mr. DeSaulnier
Yea
Ms. Ross
Yea
Mr. McGovern, Chairman
Yea
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Nay
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Reschenthaler
Nay
Mrs. Fischbach
Nay