Stop Campus Hazing Act

Bill: 118-hr-5646
Sponsor: Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-7]
Introduced: 2023-09-21 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Criminal justice information and records
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
School administration
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-21
text: 

Stop Campus Hazing Act

This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student aid programs to report hazing incidents.

Specifically, the bill requires each IHE to disclose hazing incidents that were reported to campus security authorities or local police agencies in its annual security report. The bill defines the term 
hazing
 to mean any intentional, knowing, or reckless act committed by a person against a student (regardless of that student's willingness to participate), that (1) is connected with an initiation into, an affiliation with, or the maintenance of membership in, an organization (e.g., a club, athletic team, fraternity, or sorority); and (2) causes or is likely to contribute to a substantial risk, above the reasonable risk encountered in the course of participation in the IHE or the organization, of physical injury, mental harm, or degradation.

In addition, each IHE must develop and distribute as part of its annual security report a statement of policy regarding the following: (1) a comprehensive program to prevent hazing, which must include information on hazing awareness and hazing prevention; and (2) the IHE's current campus policies on hazing, which must include procedures that comply with specified collection and reporting requirements.

action_date: 2024-12-23
text: 

Stop Campus Hazing Act

This act requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student aid programs to report hazing incidents. It also renames the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act as the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act.

Specifically, the act requires each IHE to disclose hazing incidents that were reported to campus security authorities or local police agencies in its annual security report. The act defines the term 
hazing
 to mean any intentional, knowing, or reckless act committed by a person (whether individually or in concert with other persons) against another person or persons regardless of the willingness of such other person or persons 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 (e.g., a club, athletic team, fraternity, or sorority); and (2) causes or creates a risk, above the reasonable risk encountered in the course of participation in the IHE or the organization, of physical or psychological injury.

Additionally, each IHE must include in its annual security report (1) a statement of current policies relating to hazing, how to report hazing incidents, the process used to investigate hazing incidents, and information on applicable laws on hazing; and (2) a statement of policy regarding prevention and awareness programs relating to hazing that includes a description of prevention programs.

Further, an IHE must develop a campus hazing transparency report that summarizes findings concerning any student organization found to be in violation of the IHE's standards of conduct relating to hazing. An IHE is not required to develop or update this report unless the IHE has a finding of a hazing violation.

The act does not apply to foreign IHEs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-23
text: Became Public Law No: 118-173.
action_date: 2024-12-23
text: Became Public Law No: 118-173.
action_date: 2024-12-23
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2024-12-23
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2024-12-23
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2024-12-23
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2024-12-12
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2024-12-11
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6976)
action_date: 2024-12-11
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2024-09-25
text: Received in the Senate, read twice.
action_date: 2024-09-24
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2024-09-24
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5707-5708)
action_date: 2024-09-24
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5707-5708)
action_date: 2024-09-24
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5646.
action_date: 2024-09-24
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5707-5713)
action_date: 2024-09-24
text: Mr. Owens moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2024-09-11
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 2.
action_date: 2024-09-11
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-09-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-21
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 118-173