the Republican Cloakroom

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 21, 2019

SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS

Hastings (D-FL), DeSaulnier (D-CA) – Amendment No. 1 - Requires covered employers to email their organization's workplace violence prevention plan to the organization's staff, following completion of annual training - ADOPTED BY VOICE

DeSaulnier (D-CA), Hastings (D-FL) – Amendment No. 2 - Includes procedures to provide information about available trauma and related counseling for employees in reporting, incident response, and post-incident investigation procedures - ADOPTED BY VOICE

Byrne (R-AL) – Amendment No. 3 - Requires the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to promulgate a final standard on workplace violence prevention for health care and social service workers. Requires OSHA to follow the established rulemaking process - REJECTED 177 - 238, ROLL CALL 637
Republican YEA – 175; NAY – 17
Democrat YEA – 1; NAY – 221
Independent YEA - 1, NAY - 0

Harder (D-CA) – Amendment No. 4 - Ensures that nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit or prevent healthcare workers from reporting violent incidents to appropriate law enforcement - ADOPTED 414 - 1, ROLL CALL 638
Republican YEA – 193; NAY – 1
Democrat YEA – 220; NAY – 0
Independent YEA - 1, NAY - 0

Levin, Andy (D-MI) – Amendment No. 5 - Requires information about the bill’s antiretaliation provision to be provided in its required workplace violence and prevention training - ADOPTED BY VOICE

Green, Al (D-TX) – Amendment No. 6 - Requires 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 - ADOPTED BY VOICE

Brown (D-MD) – Amendment No. 7 - States that additional training shall be provided for covered employees who work with victims of torture, trafficking, or domestic violence - ADOPTED BY VOICE

Garcia, Sylvia (D-TX) – Amendment No. 8 - Ensures that the annual evaluations include changes based on informed findings by employers - ADOPTED BY VOICE

Wexton (D-VA) – Amendment No. 9 - 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 415 - 1, ROLL CALL 639
Republican YEA – 192; NAY – 1
Democrat YEA – 222; NAY – 0
Independent YEA - 1, NAY - 0

Delgado (D-NY) – Amendment No. 10 - Directs OSHA to prioritize providing technical assistance and advice to employers throughout the first year of the Act to ensure businesses are in compliance - ADOPTED 242 - 176, ROLL CALL 640
Republican YEA – 19; NAY – 175
Democrat YEA – 223; NAY – 0
Independent YEA - 0, NAY - 1

Democrat Motion to Table the Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair - ADOPTED 222 - 188, ROLL CALL 641
Republican YEA – 2; NAY – 188
Democrat YEA – 219; NAY – 0
Independent YEA - 1, NAY - 0

Passage of H.R. 1309 - Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act - PASSED 251 - 158, ROLL CALL 642
Republican YEA – 32; NAY – 157
Democrat YEA – 219; NAY – 0
Independent YEA - 0, NAY - 1