S2768-118

Introduced

To protect hospital personnel from violence, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Sep 12, 2023

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To protect hospital personnel from violence, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Criminal Justice, Social Welfare.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HD0DA727CB1B84844A9890388F2AE638D: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safety From Violence for Healthcare Employees Act or the SAVE Act.
  • Section H0F930C2E08D24025BDABC9DA51E37DC6: 2. Prevention of violence against hospital personnel Chapter 7 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 120.Interference...
  • Section HDC9E577E95844B069C01EAC337127FB3: 120. Interference with performance of duties of hospital personnel Whoever knowingly assaults an individual employed by a hospital engaged in interstate...
  • Section id5da43d60fdde4ed2aef7a3f6caefc924: 3. GAO study The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on— how this Act, and the amendments made by this Act, has affected workplace...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To protect hospital personnel from violence, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Criminal Justice, Social Welfare

Primary Purpose

This bill, To protect hospital personnel from violence, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Criminal Justice Social Welfare

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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health care providers and patients: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 12, 2023

Mr. Manchin (for himself and Mr. Rubio) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Criminal Justice Social Welfare
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

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