SAVE Act
Summary
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jun 7, 2022
Last action Nov 1, 2022
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Nov 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
lower
Jun 7, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Jun 7, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 55 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Madeleine Dean
DDemocratic
Co
Alexander X. Mooney
RRepublican
Co
Alma S. Adams
DDemocratic
Co
Ami Bera
DDemocratic
Co
Ann M. Kuster
DDemocratic
Co
Anna G. Eshoo
DDemocratic
Co
Bradley Scott Schneider
DDemocratic
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
Carolyn B. Maloney
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Pappas
DDemocratic
Co
Chrissy Houlahan
DDemocratic
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