SAVE Act
Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 7, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Cosponsors 55
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 7, 2022 to Dec 22, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Original | Jun 7, 2022 |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Jun 8, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Jun 13, 2022 | |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Jun 15, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Jun 16, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Jun 23, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Jun 23, 2022 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jun 24, 2022 | |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Jul 1, 2022 | |
| R-PA | John Joyce | Jul 1, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Jul 1, 2022 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Jul 1, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Jul 1, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Marie Newman | Jul 12, 2022 | |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | Jul 14, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Jul 15, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Jul 15, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Jul 18, 2022 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Jul 18, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jul 26, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jul 26, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Jul 26, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jul 27, 2022 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Jul 29, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jul 29, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Aug 16, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | Aug 16, 2022 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Sep 13, 2022 | |
| R-CA | Young Kim | Sep 13, 2022 | |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Sep 15, 2022 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Sep 15, 2022 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Sep 15, 2022 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Sep 15, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Sep 15, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | Sep 19, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Sep 19, 2022 | |
| R-SC | William R. Timmons IV | Sep 19, 2022 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Sep 20, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Sep 21, 2022 | |
| R-NM | Yvette Herrell | Sep 21, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Sep 28, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Sep 28, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Oct 4, 2022 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Oct 4, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Oct 4, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | Oct 7, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Oct 14, 2022 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Oct 14, 2022 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Nov 3, 2022 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Nov 3, 2022 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Nov 3, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Nov 3, 2022 | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Nov 3, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Nov 3, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Dec 22, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 7, 2022 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Nov 1, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jun 7, 2022Introduced in House
- Jun 7, 2022Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 97, June 7, 2022, page H5333.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To protect hospital personnel from violence, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- SAVE Act
- Safety From Violence for Healthcare Employees Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Congressional oversight
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- 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
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 7, 2022Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
