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FRIDAY APRIL 16, 2021 SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS Amendments to H.R. 1195:

FRIDAY APRIL 16, 2021 SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS Amendments to H.R. 1195: Brown (D-MD) – Amendment No. 1 – States that additional training shall be provided for covered employees who work with victims of torture, trafficking, or domestic violence Cohen (D-TN) – Amendment No. 2 – Adds Alzheimer’s and memory care facilities as facilities covered by this legislation Delgado (D-NY) – Amendment No. 3 – Directs OSHA to prioritize providing technical assistance and advice to employers throughout the first year of the Act to ensure businesses are in compliance Jones, Mondaire (D-NY) – Amendment No. 4 – Clarifies that a covered employer may consult with experts in workplace violence when developing their workplace violence prevention plan OcasioCortez (D-NY), Wexton (D-VA) – Amendment No. 6 – 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 – ADOPTED BY VOICE Keller (R-PA), Walberg (R-MI) – Amendment No. 5 – 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 – REJECTED 168 – 256, ROLL CALL 117 Republican YEA – 168; NAY –40 Democrat YEA – 216; NAY – 0 Passage of H.R. 1195 – Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act – PASSED 254 – 166, ROLL CALL 118 Republican YEA – 38; NAY – 166 Democrat YEA – 216; NAY – 0 Postponed Suspension Vote: H.R. 1482 – 504 Credit Risk Management Improvement Act of 2021 – PASSED 411 – 8, ROLL CALL 119 Republican YEA – 199; NAY –5 Democrat YEA – 212; NAY – 3