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What’d I Miss? We do not want to rehash old news, but in the interest of keeping our readers informed, here is a quick rundown of some of the items the
Buzz missed last week while on hiatus.
PFA Passes House. On April 15, 2021, the U.S. House of Representative passed the Paycheck Fairness Act by a vote of 217–210 (one Republican voted “yea”). The bill will face an uphill climb in the U.S. Senate due to the legislative filibuster.
Workplace Violence Bill Passes House. On April 16, 2021, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act passed the House by a vote of 254–166 (38 Republicans voted “yea”).
Here s a look at how area members of Congress voted
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Among other legislation, the House passed the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, to require the Labor Department to make a new occupational safety and health standard for preventing workplace violence in the health care and social services sectors.
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HOUSE VOTES
REGULATING HEALTH CARE WORKPLACES: The House has passed the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (H.R. 1195), sponsored by Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., to require the Labor Department to make a new occupational safety and health standard for preventing workplace violence in the health care and social services sectors. Courtney said of the need for the standard: “Every year we fail to address this situation, we are condemning thousands of nurses, doctors, aides, EMTs, and social workers to suffer preventable injuries, sometimes fatal, on the job.” An opponent, Rep. Vi
House votes
House Vote 1: REGULATING HEALTH CARE WORKPLACES: The House has passed the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (H.R. 1195), sponsored by Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., to require the Labor Department to make a new occupational safety and health standard for preventing workplace violence in the health care and social services sectors. Courtney said of the need for the standard: Every year we fail to address this situation, we are condemning thousands of nurses, doctors, aides, EMTs, and social workers to suffer preventable injuries, sometimes fatal, on the job. An opponent, Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., said the bill is particularly ill-timed and ill-advised as it forces OSHA to issue an interim final rule on workplace violence within 1 year, which will significantly strain healthcare facilities that are heroically working on the front lines. The vote, on April 16, was 254 yeas to 166 nays.
LEAD STORY
In a draft executive order, President Joe Biden would direct federal agencies to take sweeping action to combat climate-related financial risks to government and the economy, including moves that could impose new regulations on businesses, including banking and insurance.
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The draft order singles out and directs the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) to assess climate-related issues in its oversight of insurers. It asks the FIO to work with state regulators to examine the potential for “major disruptions” of private insurance coverage in regions of the country that are particularly vulnerable to climate change. It also directs Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, as head of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, to assess risks to the financial system and the U.S. itself and deliver a report within 180 days. President Biden is hosting an international climate summit April 22-23.
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