Save Healthcare Workers Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 1600 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1600 To protect hospital personnel from violence, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 5, 2025 Mrs. Hyde-Smith (for herself and Mr. King) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To protect hospital personnel from violence, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Save Healthcare Workers Act''. SEC. 2. PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST HOSPITAL PERSONNEL. (a) Prohibition on Assault of Hospital Personnel in the Performance of Duties.--Chapter 7 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Sec. 120. Assault of hospital personnel ``(a) In General.--Whoever knowingly assaults an individual employed by a hospital engag…