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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3659 

To establish an Anti-Bullying Roundtable to study bullying in elementary 

and secondary schools in the United States, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 9, 2019 

Mr. ROSE of New York (for himself, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. REED, and 

Ms. STEVENS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To establish an Anti-Bullying Roundtable to study bullying 

in elementary and secondary schools in the United 

States, 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; FINDINGS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as 

5 ‘‘Danny’s Law’’. 

6 (b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

7 (1) This Act is named in honor of Daniel 

8 Fitzpatrick. 


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1 (2) In August 2016, when he was 13 years old, 

2 Daniel Fitzpatrick tragically took his own life as a 

3 direct result of bullying. 

4 (3) Daniel Fitzpatrick left a note telling his 

5 family that he was bullied and that ‘‘I gave up’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ANTI-BULLYING ROUNDTABLE. 

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President shall establish 

8 a commission to be known as the ‘‘Anti-Bullying Round9 table’’ (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Roundtable’’). 

10 (b) DUTIES.—The duties of the Roundtable shall be 

11 to study bullying in elementary and secondary schools in 

12 the United States by consulting with State and local edu13 cational agencies regarding— 

14 (1) current policies on bullying; 

15 (2) teacher education; 

16 (3) parent and student education; 

17 (4) instances of student violence as a result of 

18 bullying; and 

19 (5) instances of student self-harm as a result of 

20 bullying. 

21 (c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

22 (1) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Round23 table shall be composed of 13 members appointed by 

24 the President according to the following procedure: 


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1 (A) The President shall appoint one indi2 vidual to serve as chair of the Roundtable. 

3 (B) The President shall appoint 12 individ4 uals who are one of the following types of 

5 stakeholders to serve as members of the Round6 table: 

7 (i) Teachers. 

8 (ii) School administrators. 

9 (iii) Parents of schoolchildren. 

10 (iv) Bullied children. 

11 (v) Guidance counselors. 

12 (vi) Child psychologists. 

13 (vii) Paraprofessionals. 

14 (viii) School resource officers. 

15 (ix) Campus security officers. 

16 (x) School police officers. 

17 (xi) Other specialized instructional 

18 support personnel. 

19 (xii) Other relevant law enforcement 

20 entities. 

21 (xiii) Other interested parties. 

22 (C) Members of Congress may submit let23 ters of recommendation to the President re24 garding the members to be appointed pursuant 

25 to paragraph (B). 


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1 (2) TERMS.— 

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—Each member shall be 

3 appointed for the duration of the existence of 

4 the Roundtable. 

5 (B) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Round6 table shall be filled in the manner in which the 

7 original appointment was made. 

8 (3) PAY.—Members of the Roundtable shall 

9 serve without pay. 

10 (d) TIME FRAME FOR FORMATION.—Not later than 

11 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Presi12 dent shall appoint the 13 members described in subsection 

13 (c) and certify to Congress that the Roundtable has been 

14 formed. 

15 (e) POWERS OF ROUNDTABLE.— 

16 (1) HEARINGS AND SESSIONS.—The Round17 table may, for the purpose of carrying out this sec18 tion, hold hearings, sit and act at times and places, 

19 take testimony, and receive evidence as the Round20 table considers appropriate. 

21 (2) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—The Round22 table may secure directly from any department or 

23 agency of the United States information necessary 

24 to enable it to carry out this Act. Upon request of 

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1 ment or agency shall furnish that information to the 

2 Roundtable. 

3 (3) MAILS.—The Roundtable may use the 

4 United States mails in the same manner and under 

5 the same conditions as other departments and agen6 cies of the United States. 

7 (4) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.— 

8 Upon request of the Roundtable, the Administrator 

9 of General Services shall provide to the Commission, 

10 on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support 

11 services necessary for the Roundtable to carry out 

12 its responsibilities under this Act. 

13 (f) REPORTS.— 

14 (1) BEST PRACTICES REPORT.—Not later than 

15 270 days after the date on which the President cer16 tifies to Congress that the Roundtable has been 

17 formed, the Roundtable shall submit to Congress a 

18 report on best practices concerning bullying in ele19 mentary and secondary schools in the United States 

20 that contains, among other things— 

21 (A) recommendations for how to combat 

22 bullying; 

23 (B) recommendations for how to best edu24 cate educators, administrators, and all relevant 

25 school staff on recognizing bullying; and 


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1 (C) recommendations for how parents can 

2 best address and discuss with their children the 

3 early warning signs of bullying. 

4 (2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than one year 

5 after the date on which the President certifies to 

6 Congress that the Roundtable has been formed, the 

7 Roundtable shall transmit a final report to Congress 

8 containing— 

9 (A) a detailed statement of the findings 

10 and conclusions of the Roundtable; and 

11 (B) the recommendations of the Round12 table for legislation or administrative actions 

13 the Roundtable considers appropriate. 

14 (g) TERMINATION.—The Roundtable shall terminate 

15 upon submission of the final report pursuant to subsection 

16 (f)(2). 

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