IIB 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3659 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions 
AN ACT 
To establish an Anti-Bullying Roundtable to study bullying 
in elementary and secondary schools in the United 
States, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as 
‘‘Danny’s Law’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following: 
(1) This Act is named in honor of Daniel 
Fitzpatrick, who, in August 2016, when he was 13 
years old, tragically took his own life as a direct re-
sult of bullying. 
(2) According to the Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention, bullying is among the most 
commonly reported discipline problems in public 
schools. 
(3) Potential effects of bullying include social 
and emotional distress, physical injury, and in-
creased risk for lowering academic achievement. 
SEC. 2. ANTI-BULLYING ROUNDTABLE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an inde-
pendent commission to be known as the ‘‘Anti-Bullying 
Roundtable’’ (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Round-
table’’). 
(b) DUTIES.—The duties of the Roundtable shall be 
to study and report on bullying in elementary schools and 
secondary schools in the United States by consulting with 
State educational agencies and local educational agencies 
regarding— 
(1) current policies on bullying; 
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(2) teacher education on bullying and bullying 
prevention policies; 
(3) parent and student education on bullying 
and bullying prevention policies; 
(4) instances of student violence as a result of 
bullying; 
(5) instances of student self-harm as a result of 
bullying; 
(6) preventative measures in place at State and 
local levels; and 
(7) instances of cyberbullying and practices for 
addressing cyberbullying. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Roundtable shall be 
composed of 15 members, appointed as follows: 
(A) Three members shall be appointed by 
the Secretary of Education, and those three 
members shall represent three different cat-
egories of stakeholders described in paragraph 
(2). 
(B) Six members shall be appointed by the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, three 
of whom shall be appointed on the rec-
ommendation of the majority leader of the 
House of Representatives, and three of whom 
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as possible of the categories of stakeholders de-
scribed in paragraph (2) are represented. 
(2) REPRESENTATION.—The members of the 
Roundtable shall include, to the extent practicable, 
at least one representative of each of the following: 
(A) Teachers. 
(B) School leaders. 
(C) Parents of schoolchildren. 
(D) Individuals who are at least 16 years 
of age and who have experienced bullying. 
(E) Physicians. 
(F) Child psychologists. 
(G) Paraprofessionals. 
(H) School resource officers or other ap-
propriate professionals responsible for school se-
curity. 
(I) Specialized instructional support per-
sonnel. 
(J) Other staff. 
(K) Other individuals with expertise work-
ing with bullied youth. 
(3) CHAIR.—The members of the Roundtable 
shall elect one individual to serve as chair. 
(4) TERMS.—Each member shall be appointed 
for the duration of the existence of the Roundtable. 
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(5) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Roundtable 
shall be filled in the manner in which the original 
appointment was made under paragraph (1) and in 
accordance with the requirements of paragraph (2). 
(6) PAY.—Members of the Roundtable shall 
serve without pay. 
(d) TIME FRAME FOR FORMATION.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the des-
ignated Members of Congress and the Secretary shall ap-
point the members described in subsection (c)(1). 
(e) POWERS OF ROUNDTABLE.— 
(1) HEARINGS
AND
SESSIONS.—The Round-
table may, for the purpose of carrying out this sec-
tion, hold hearings, sit and act at times and places, 
take testimony, and receive evidence as the Round-
table considers appropriate. 
(2) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—Upon request 
of the chair of the Roundtable, the Secretary of 
Education shall work with the heads of appropriate 
departments or agencies to furnish requested infor-
mation to the Roundtable. 
(3) MAILS.—The Roundtable may use the 
United States mails in the same manner and under 
the same conditions as other departments and agen-
cies of the United States. 
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(4) ADMINISTRATIVE
SUPPORT
SERVICES.— 
Upon request of the Roundtable, the Secretary of 
Education shall provide to the Roundtable the ad-
ministrative support services necessary for the 
Roundtable to carry out its responsibilities under 
this Act. 
(f) REPORTS.— 
(1) BEST PRACTICES REPORT.—Not later than 
270 days after the date on which the Roundtable 
has been formed, the Roundtable shall submit to the 
Secretary of Education, and the Secretary shall 
make public, a report on best practices concerning 
bullying, including cyberbullying, in elementary 
schools and secondary schools in the United States 
that contains, among other items— 
(A) recommendations for how to prevent 
bullying; 
(B) recommendations for how to best edu-
cate educators, administrators, and all relevant 
school staff on recognizing bullying; 
(C) recommendations for how parents can 
best address and discuss with their children the 
early warning signs of bullying; 
(D) recommendations for addressing un-
derlying causes of bullying behavior; 
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(E) recommendations to address bullying 
of at-risk students, including students who are 
at greater risk of self-harm; and 
(F) examples of successful evidence-based 
bullying prevention programming. 
(2) FINAL
REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date on which the Roundtable has been 
formed, the Roundtable shall transmit a final report 
to the Secretary of Education and the Congress con-
taining— 
(A) a detailed statement of the findings 
and conclusions of the Roundtable; and 
(B) recommendations for lawmakers re-
garding effective bullying prevention policies. 
(g) TERMINATION.—The Roundtable shall terminate 
upon submission of the final report pursuant to subsection 
(f)(2). 
(h) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—No data obtained 
under this Act from State educational agencies, local edu-
cational agencies, Federal departments or agencies, or 
other sources, including information described in sub-
section (e)(2), shall include or reveal personally identifi-
able information about any individual. 
(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act, the terms ‘‘elemen-
tary school’’, ‘‘local educational agency’’, ‘‘paraprofes-
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sional’’, ‘‘parent’’, ‘‘other staff’’, ‘‘school leader’’, ‘‘sec-
ondary school’’, ‘‘Secretary’’, ‘‘specialized instructional 
support personnel’’, and ‘‘State educational agency’’ have 
the meaning given those terms, respectively, under section 
8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
Passed the House of Representatives September 16, 
2020. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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