SAVE Act
- Last Action
- 4/13/2023
Actions
- 2023-04-13Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2023-04-13Introduced in House
- 2023-04-13Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-04-13 (00)
Safety From Violence for Healthcare Employees Act or the SAVE Act
This bill establishes a new criminal offense for knowingly assaulting or intimidating hospital personnel during the performance of their official duties in a manner that interferes with their performance of the duties or limits their ability to perform the duties.
Additionally, the bill authorizes grants to reduce the incidence of violence at hospitals, including violence or intimidation against hospital personnel in the performance of their duties.
Cosponsors (20)
- Madeleine Dean (D-PA)
- Daniel Kildee (D-MI)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Bradley Schneider (D-IL)
- Lance Gooden (R-TX)
- John Rutherford (R-FL)
- Mike Carey (R-OH)
- Deborah Ross (D-NC)
- Donald Davis (D-NC)
- Nikki Budzinski (D-IL)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
- Doris Matsui (D-CA)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)
- Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)
- Emilia Sykes (D-OH)
- Susan Wild (D-PA)
- Chris Pappas (D-NH)
- Ann Kuster (D-NH)
- Kathy Manning (D-NC)
Subjects
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Congressional oversight
- Crime prevention
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Firearms and explosives
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Hospital care
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Worker safety and health
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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