S.1232

S. 1232

April 1 (

legislative day

, March 31), 2025

Ms. Baldwin (for herself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Kaine, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Luján, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Smith, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Slotkin, Ms. Warren, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Reed, Mr. Hickenlooper, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Coons, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. Heinrich) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard that requires covered employers within the health care and social service industries to develop and implement a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan, and for other purposes.

1. Short title; 2. Table of contents; TITLE I—WORKPLACE VIOLENCE PREVENTION STANDARD; 101. Workplace violence prevention standard; 102. Scope and application; 103. Requirements for workplace violence prevention standard; 104. Rules of construction; 105. Other definitions; TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT; 201. Application of the workplace violence prevention standard to certain facilities receiving Medicare funds