IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 760 
Supporting the designation of the week of September 22 through September 
26, 2025, as ‘‘National Hazing Awareness Week’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2025 
Mrs. MCBATH (for herself, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Ms. MCCLELLAN, 
Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. 
BROWNLEY, Mr. SWALWELL, and Ms. NORTON) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Work-
force 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the designation of the week of September 22 
through September 26, 2025, as ‘‘National Hazing 
Awareness Week’’. 
Whereas hazing is any intentional, knowing, or reckless act 
committed by a person, whether individually or in concert 
with other persons, against another person regardless of 
the willingness of that person to participate, that— 
(1) is committed in the course of an initiation into, 
an affiliation with, or the maintenance of membership in, 
a student organization; and 
(2) causes or creates a risk, above the reasonable 
risk encountered in the course of participation in the in-
stitution of higher education or the organization (such as 
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the physical preparation necessary for participation in an 
athletic team), of physical or psychological injury; 
Whereas 55 percent of college students involved in extra-
curricular clubs, athletic teams, and organizations re-
ported experiencing hazing; 
Whereas a hazing prevention policy is vital to help shape ex-
pectations for safe campus communities where healthy 
group behaviors, ethical leadership, and feelings of posi-
tive well-being and belonging are fostered; 
Whereas the Stop Campus Hazing Act (Public Law 118–173) 
was signed into law in December 2024 to enhance hazing 
prevention efforts on college campuses by requiring insti-
tutions of higher education to include hazing incidents in 
their annual security reports, provide hazing prevention 
education, and report findings of responsibility for cam-
pus hazing policy violations in a Campus Hazing Trans-
parency Report, thereby ensuring greater transparency 
and accountability in addressing hazing nationwide; 
Whereas it is recommended that hazing prevention education 
is broad and includes students, campus staff, administra-
tors, faculty, alumni, and beyond; 
Whereas hundreds of students have died as a result of colle-
giate hazing, including Kristin High on September 9, 
2002, Kenitha Saafir on September 9, 2002, Clay War-
ren on September 21, in 2002, Lynn Gordon ‘‘Gordie’’ 
Bailey, Jr., on September 17, 2004, Matthew Carrington 
on February 2, 2005, Gary Louis DeVercelly, Jr. on 
March 30, 2007, Brett Griffin on November 8, 2008, 
Harrison Kowiak on November 18, 2008, Michael An-
thony Smallwood Starks on November 21, 2008, Carson 
Leonard Starkey on December 2, 2008, George Desdunes 
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on February 25, 2011, Robert Darnell Champion on No-
vember 19, 2011, Robert Eugene Tipton, Jr., on March 
26, 2012, David R. Bogenberger on November 2, 2012, 
Marvell Edmonson on April 20, 2013, Jauwan M. 
Holmes on April 20, 2013, Marquise Braham on March 
14, 2014, Dalton Debrick on August 24, 2014, Tucker 
W. Hipps on September 22, 2014, Nolan Michael Burch 
on November 14, 2014, Timothy J. Piazza on February 
4, 2017, Maxwell ‘‘Max’’ Raymond Gruver on September 
14, 2017, Andrew Coffey on November 3, 2017, Alex-
ander Levi Rainey Beletsis on June 20, 2018, Nicholas 
‘‘Nicky’’ Antonio Cumberland on October 30, 2018, 
Collin Wiant on November 12, 2018, Noah Caleb Do-
mingo on January 12, 2019, Bea Castro on March 17, 
2019, Justin King on September 14, 2019, Antonio ‘‘An-
thony’’ Tsialas on October 24, 2019, Samuel ‘‘Sam’’ 
Martinez on November 12, 2019, Adam Jeffrey Oakes on 
February 27, 2021, Stone Justin Foltz on March 7, 
2021, Lofton Hazelwood on October 18, 2021, Phat Anh 
Nguyen on November 20, 2021, Luke Tyler on January 
22, 2023, and Caleb Wilson on February 27, 2025; 
Whereas students have suffered severe, life-altering injuries 
as a result of collegiate hazing, including Danny Santulli 
on October 19, 2021; and 
Whereas hazing has a lasting, harmful, and deadly impact, 
and preventing hazing must be prioritized: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of ‘‘National Haz-
ing Awareness Week’’; 
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(2) acknowledges hazing prevention is not lim-
ited to a single week of awareness but is an ongoing 
commitment; and 
(3) encourages the people of the United States 
to observe National Hazing Awareness Week 
through promoting hazing awareness and prevention. 
Æ 
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