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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 775 

To require institutions of higher education to disclose hazing-related 

misconduct, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 16, 2021 

Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Mr. CASEY) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 

Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To require institutions of higher education to disclose hazingrelated misconduct, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Educational Notifica5 tion and Disclosure of Actions risking Loss of Life by 

6 Hazing Act’’ or the ‘‘END ALL Hazing Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

8 Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) Hazing is a problem in the United States, 

2 but most especially in our Nation’s educational sys3 tem. 

4 (2) Hazing undermines the educational experi5 ence of the victims and the perpetrators. Hazing 

6 often perpetuates a cycle in which students who have 

7 been hazed feel the need to haze other students as 

8 a rite of passage to join a student organization. 

9 (3) While hazing takes many forms, including 

10 menial labor, disparagement, public or private hu11 miliation, and forced exercise, the combination of al12 cohol or drug consumption as a form of hazing has 

13 caused bodily injury to thousands of students and 

14 has been fatal in many instances. 

15 (4) Numerous students have died as a result of 

16 collegiate hazing. Some of the recent tragedies in17 clude Nicky Cumberland, Max Gruver, Tim Piazza, 

18 Dalton Debrick, Collin Wiant, Marquise Braham, 

19 and Harrison Kowiak. 

20 SEC. 3. HAZING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTITU21 TIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. 

22 Section 485 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

23 U.S.C. 1092) is amended— 

24 (1) in subsection (a)(1)— 


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1 (A) in subparagraph (U), by striking 

2 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

3 (B) in subparagraph (V), by striking the 

4 period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

5 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

6 subparagraph: 

7 ‘‘(W) the hazing reports prepared by the 

8 institution pursuant to subsection (n).’’; and 

9 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub10 section: 

11 ‘‘(n) DISCLOSURES OF HAZING-RELATED MIS12 CONDUCT.— 

13 ‘‘(1) MANDATORY HAZING REPORTS.—Each eli14 gible institution participating in any program under 

15 this title, other than a foreign institution of higher 

16 education, shall on August 1, 2022, begin to collect 

17 information with respect to hazing-related mis18 conduct and anti-hazing policies of that institution 

19 and prepare, in accordance with this subsection, a 

20 report containing the information required by this 

21 subsection and make the report publicly available be22 ginning on January 1, 2023, and each July 1 and 

23 January 1 thereafter, or on dates determined by 

24 State law. 

25 ‘‘(2) REPORT CONTENT.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A report required by 

2 paragraph (1) shall include each finding by the 

3 institution that a student organization com4 mitted— 

5 ‘‘(i) a violation of the institution’s 

6 standards of conduct, or of Federal, State, 

7 or local law, relating to hazing; or 

8 ‘‘(ii) other hazing-related conduct that 

9 threatens a student’s physical safety, in10 cluding a violation involving the abuse or 

11 illegal use of alcohol or drugs. 

12 ‘‘(B) INCIDENT INFORMATION.—A report 

13 required by paragraph (1) shall include, for 

14 each finding by the institution of a violation de15 scribed in subparagraph (A), the following: 

16 ‘‘(i) The name of the student organi17 zation that committed the violation. 

18 ‘‘(ii) A general description of the vio19 lation, the charges, the findings of the in20 stitution, and the sanctions placed on the 

21 organization. 

22 ‘‘(iii) The dates on which— 

23 ‘‘(I) the violation was alleged to 

24 have occurred; 


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1 ‘‘(II) the student organization 

2 was charged with misconduct; 

3 ‘‘(III) the investigation was initi4 ated; and 

5 ‘‘(IV) the investigation ended 

6 with a finding that a violation oc7 curred. 

8 ‘‘(C) EXCLUSIONS.—A report required by 

9 paragraph (1) shall not include— 

10 ‘‘(i) any information related to allega11 tions or investigations of hazing that do 

12 not result in a formal finding of a violation 

13 of the standards of conduct of the institu14 tion; or 

15 ‘‘(ii) any personally identifiable infor16 mation on any individual student or mem17 ber of a student organization. 

18 ‘‘(D) FERPA COMPLIANCE.—The report 

19 required by paragraph (1) shall be subject to 

20 the requirements of section 444 of the General 

21 Education Provisions Act (commonly known as 

22 the ‘Family Educational Rights and Privacy 

23 Act of 1974’). 

24 ‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) PUBLIC WEBSITE.—Each institution 

2 shall provide, in a prominent location on the in3 stitution’s website, a link to the web page that 

4 contains each report required under paragraph 

5 (1). Such web page shall include a statement 

6 notifying the public— 

7 ‘‘(i) of the availability of information, 

8 including findings or sanctions, except in9 formation protected under section 444 of 

10 the General Education Provisions Act 

11 (commonly known as the ‘Family Edu12 cation Rights and Privacy Act of 1974’); 

13 ‘‘(ii) a description of how a member of 

14 the public may obtain such information; 

15 and 

16 ‘‘(iii) a statement that the institution 

17 is required to provide such information 

18 pursuant to this subsection. 

19 ‘‘(B) MAINTENANCE PERIOD.—Each insti20 tution shall maintain each report required 

21 under paragraph (1) on its website for a period 

22 of 5 academic years. 

23 ‘‘(4) REPORTS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.—Each 

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1 cation, shall report to campus police and appropriate 

2 law enforcement authorities any allegation of hazing 

3 that involved serious bodily injury or a significant 

4 risk of serious bodily injury that is reported to the 

5 institution, campus authorities, or any student orga6 nization officially recognized by the institution. Such 

7 an allegation shall be reported to campus police and 

8 appropriate law enforcement authorities not later 

9 than 72 hours from the time the institution is first 

10 notified of the allegation. 

11 ‘‘(5) APPLICABILITY TO MULTI-INSTITUTION

12 STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS.—In the case of an alle13 gation that a multi-institution student organization 

14 was involved in a hazing incident, the requirements 

15 of this subsection shall apply only to the institution 

16 or institutions at which the students involved in such 

17 allegation are enrolled (or were formerly enrolled), 

18 including any student who was a victim in the al19 leged incident. 

20 ‘‘(6) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this 

21 Act— 

22 ‘‘(A) HAZING.—The term ‘hazing’ means 

23 any intentional, knowing, or reckless act com24 mitted by a student, or a former student, of an 

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1 ually or in concert with other persons, against 

2 another student, that— 

3 ‘‘(i) was committed in connection with 

4 an initiation into, an affiliation with, or 

5 the maintenance of membership in, any 

6 student organization; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) causes, or contributes to a sub8 stantial risk of, physical injury, mental 

9 harm, or personal degradation. 

10 ‘‘(B) STUDENT ORGANIZATION.— 

11 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘student 

12 organization’ means an organization that 

13 is officially recognized by or otherwise af14 filiated with an institution of higher edu15 cation and that has a membership that is 

16 made up primarily of students enrolled at 

17 such institution. 

18 ‘‘(ii) MULTI-INSTITUTION STUDENT

19 ORGANIZATIONS.—The term ‘multi-institu20 tion student organization’ means a student 

21 organization that includes students from 

22 more than one institution of higher edu23 cation, including citywide, regional, State, 


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1 and national chapters of student organiza2 tions.’’. 

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