[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 149 (Tuesday, September 24, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H5707-H5713]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         STOP CAMPUS HAZING ACT

  Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 5646) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require 
institutions of higher education to disclose hazing incidents, and for 
other purposes, as amended.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 5646

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Campus Hazing Act''.

     SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF HAZING INCIDENTS IN ANNUAL SECURITY 
                   REPORTS.

       (a) Statistics on Hazing Incidents.--
       (1) In general.--Section 485(f)(1)(F) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(1)(F)) is amended--
       (A) in clause (i)(IX), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (C) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iv) of hazing incidents that were reported to campus 
     security authorities or local police agencies.''.
       (2) Compilation of hazing incidents.--Section 485(f)(7) of 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(7)) is 
     amended by inserting after the second sentence the following: 
     ``For hazing incidents referred to in clause (iv) of 
     paragraph (1)(F), such statistics shall be compiled per each 
     single hazing incident and in accordance with the definition 
     of the term `hazing' in paragraph (6)(A)(vi), and if the same 
     person or persons commit more than one hazing act, and the 
     time and place intervals separating each such act are 
     insignificant, such acts shall be reported as a single hazing 
     incident.''.
       (3) Beginning of compilation of hazing statistics.--Not 
     later than January 1 of the first year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, each eligible institution 
     participating in any program under title IV of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.), other than a 
     foreign institution of higher education, shall begin to 
     collect statistics on hazing incidents for the purpose of 
     complying with clause (iv) of section 485(f)(1)(F) of such 
     Act, as added by paragraph (1) of this subsection.
       (4) Definition of hazing.--Section 485(f)(6)(A) of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(6)(A)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(vi) The term `hazing', for purposes of reporting 
     statistics on hazing incidents under paragraph (1)(F)(iv), 
     means 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--
       ``(I) is committed in the course of an initiation into, an 
     affiliation with, or the maintenance of membership in, a 
     student organization; and
       ``(II) causes or creates a risk, above the reasonable risk 
     encountered in the course of participation in the institution 
     of higher education or the organization (such as the physical 
     preparation necessary for participation in an athletic team), 
     of physical or psychological injury including--
       ``(aa) whipping, beating, striking, electronic shocking, 
     placing of a harmful substance on someone's body, or similar 
     activity;
       ``(bb) causing, coercing, or otherwise inducing sleep 
     deprivation, exposure to the elements, confinement in a small 
     space, extreme calisthenics, or other similar activity;
       ``(cc) causing, coercing, or otherwise inducing another 
     person to consume food, liquid, alcohol, drugs, or other 
     substances;
       ``(dd) causing, coercing, or otherwise inducing another 
     person to perform sexual acts;
       ``(ee) any activity that places another person in 
     reasonable fear of bodily harm

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     through the use of threatening words or conduct;
       ``(ff) any activity against another person that includes a 
     criminal violation of local, State, Tribal, or Federal law; 
     and
       ``(gg) any activity that induces, causes, or requires 
     another person to perform a duty or task that involves a 
     criminal violation of local, State, Tribal, or Federal 
     law.''.
       (5) Definition of student organization.--Section 
     485(f)(6)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1092(f)(6)(A)) is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(vii) The term `student organization', for purposes of 
     reporting under paragraph (1)(F)(iv) and paragraph (9)(A), 
     means an organization at an institution of higher education 
     (such as a club, society, association, varsity or junior 
     varsity athletic team, club sports team, fraternity, 
     sorority, band, or student government) in which two or more 
     of the members are students enrolled at the institution of 
     higher education, whether or not the organization is 
     established or recognized by the institution.''.
       (b) Statement of Policy and Prevention Program on Hazing.--
     Section 485(f)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1092(f)(1)) is amended by inserting after subparagraph 
     (J) the following:
       ``(K) A statement of current policies relating to hazing 
     (as defined by the institution), how to report incidents of 
     such hazing, and the process used to investigate such 
     incidents of hazing, and information on applicable local, 
     State, and Tribal laws on hazing (as defined by such local, 
     State, and Tribal laws).
       ``(L) A statement of policy regarding prevention and 
     awareness programs related to hazing (as defined by the 
     institution) that includes a description of research-informed 
     campus-wide prevention programs designed to reach students, 
     staff, and faculty, which includes--
       ``(i) the information referred to in subparagraph (K); and
       ``(ii) primary prevention strategies intended to stop 
     hazing before hazing occurs, which may include skill building 
     for bystander intervention, information about ethical 
     leadership, and the promotion of strategies for building 
     group cohesion without hazing.''.
       (c) Effective Date; Application.--The amendments made by 
     this section shall--
       (1) take effect on the date that is 6 months after the date 
     of enactment of this Act; and
       (2) apply with respect to the annual security report 
     required under section 485(f)(1) of the Higher Education Act 
     of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(1)) for the calendar year that is 
     2 years after such date of enactment, including any data 
     collected on or after such effective date, and any subsequent 
     report required under such section.

     SEC. 3. CAMPUS HAZING TRANSPARENCY REPORT.

       Section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1092(f)) is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through (18) as 
     paragraphs (10) through (19), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
       ``(9)(A) Each institution participating in any program 
     under this title, other than a foreign institution of higher 
     education, shall develop, in accordance with the 
     institution's statement of policy relating to hazing under 
     paragraph (1)(K), a report (which shall be referred to as the 
     `Campus Hazing Transparency Report') summarizing findings 
     concerning any student organization (except that this shall 
     only apply to student organizations that are established or 
     recognized by the institution) found to be in violation of an 
     institution's standards of conduct relating to hazing, as 
     defined by the institution, (hereinafter referred to in this 
     paragraph as a `hazing violation') that requires the 
     institution to--
       ``(i) beginning July 1, 2025, collect information with 
     respect to hazing incidents at the institution;
       ``(ii) not later than 12 months after the date of the 
     enactment of the Stop Campus Hazing Act, make the Campus 
     Hazing Transparency Report publicly available on the public 
     website of the institution; and
       ``(iii) not less frequently than 2 times each year, update 
     the Campus Hazing Transparency Report to include, for the 
     period beginning on the date on which the Report was last 
     published and ending on the date on which such update is 
     submitted, each incident involving a student organization for 
     which a finding of responsibility is issued relating to a 
     hazing violation, including--
       ``(I) the name of such student organization;
       ``(II) a general description of the violation that resulted 
     in a finding of responsibility, including whether the 
     violation involved the abuse or illegal use of alcohol or 
     drugs, the findings of the institution, and any sanctions 
     placed on the student organization by the institution, as 
     applicable; and
       ``(III) the dates on which--
       ``(aa) the incident was alleged to have occurred;
       ``(bb) the investigation into the incident was initiated;
       ``(cc) the investigation ended with a finding that a hazing 
     violation occurred; and
       ``(dd) the institution provided notice to the student 
     organization that the incident resulted in a hazing 
     violation.
       ``(B) The Campus Hazing Transparency Report may include--
       ``(i) to satisfy the requirements of this paragraph, 
     information that--
       ``(I) is included as part of a report published by the 
     institution; and
       ``(II) meets the requirements of the Campus Hazing 
     Transparency Report; and
       ``(ii) any additional information--
       ``(I) determined by the institution to be necessary; or
       ``(II) reported as required by State law.
       ``(C) The Campus Hazing Transparency Report shall not 
     include any personally identifiable information, including 
     any information that would reveal personally identifiable 
     information, about any individual student in accordance with 
     section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (commonly 
     known as the `Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 
     1974').
       ``(D) The institution shall publish, in a prominent 
     location on the public website of the institution, the Campus 
     Hazing Transparency Report, including--
       ``(i) a statement notifying the public of the annual 
     availability of statistics on hazing pursuant to the report 
     required under paragraph (1)(F), including a link to such 
     report;
       ``(ii) information about the institution's policies 
     relating to hazing under paragraph (1)(K) and applicable 
     local, State, and Tribal laws on hazing; and
       ``(iii) the information included in each update required 
     under subparagraph (A)(iii), which shall be maintained for a 
     period of 5 calendar years from the date of publication of 
     such update.
       ``(E) The institution may include, as part of the 
     publication of the Campus Hazing Transparency Report under 
     subparagraph (D), a description of the purposes of, and 
     differences between--
       ``(i) the report required under paragraph (1)(F); and
       ``(ii) the Campus Hazing Transparency Report required under 
     this paragraph.
       ``(F) For purposes of this paragraph, the definition of 
     `campus' under paragraph (6)(A)(ii) shall not apply.
       ``(G) An institution described in subparagraph (A) is not 
     required to--
       ``(i) develop the Campus Hazing Transparency Report under 
     this subsection until such institution has a finding of a 
     hazing violation; or
       ``(ii) update the Campus Hazing Transparency Report in 
     accordance with clause (iii) of subparagraph (A) for a period 
     described in such clause if such institution does not have a 
     finding of a hazing violation for such period.''.

     SEC. 4. JEANNE CLERY CAMPUS SAFETY ACT.

       Paragraph (19) of section 485(f) of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(19)), as so redesignated, is 
     amended by striking ``Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus 
     Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act'' and 
     inserting ``Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act''.

     SEC. 5. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

       Nothing in this Act, or an amendment made by this Act, 
     shall be construed to affect the rights (including remedies 
     and procedures) available to persons under the First 
     Amendment of the Constitution of the United States or rights 
     to due process.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Molinaro). Pursuant to the rule, the 
gentleman from Utah (Mr. Owens) and the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. 
Scott) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Utah.


                             General Leave

  Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may 
have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and 
include extraneous material in the Record on H.R. 5646.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Utah?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak in support of the Stop Campus Hazing 
Act, H.R. 5646.
  Given that it is National Hazing Prevention Week, I am pleased that 
we are considering this bipartisan bill. H.R. 5646 will help ensure 
that our campuses remain safe environments for all students.
  Safety is a top priority for the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce's agenda and is boldly highlighted in H.R. 5646.
  Hazing has been a persistent problem in America's postsecondary 
education. In fact, a national study on hazing found 55 percent of 
college students involved in clubs, teams, and organizations 
experienced hazing. The same report found students' exposure to hazing 
prevention efforts is limited.
  Since the year 2000, there have been more than 100 hazing-related 
deaths.
  On September 21, 2023, Republican and Democratic lawmakers introduced 
the Stop Campus Hazing Act with the aim to combat hazing and protect 
students across the country. The House Committee on Education and the 
Workforce passed this bill on September 11, 2024.
  If enacted, the bill would do the following.

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  First, the bill would add hazing incidents to the Clery Act ``Annual 
Security Report,'' enhancing the transparency of campus crime 
statistics.
  Second, the bill would require universities to develop campus-wide 
educational programs aimed at preventing hazing. Additionally, it 
requires an institution to report publicly on their websites the 
findings of student organizations' hazing violations so students and 
parents can make informed choices on whether or not to join student 
organizations.
  The Stop Campus Hazing Act is a result of tireless advocacy from 
affected families, campus safety professionals, and dedicated 
organizations. The legislation responds to the needs of these 
stakeholders while also balancing any additional burden on 
institutions.
  This is why this legislation is so critical. It respects 
institutions' existing processes and provides clear guidance on 
reporting and transparency.
  Hazing is a persistent issue that endangers young lives and 
undermines the very promise of an educational environment conducive to 
learning.
  By strengthening policies around hazing prevention and reporting, we 
are reinforcing the message that student safety comes first. With that, 
let's pass the Stop Campus Hazing Act.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, extracurricular groups, athletic teams, and on-campus 
organizations are formed to serve common objectives while providing a 
safe and welcoming environment for students.
  However, hazing is a dangerous and yet all-too-common practice that 
runs counter to the values of these organizations and threatens student 
health and safety.
  Too many lives have already been lost because of hazing, including 
one in my State of Virginia. In 2021, Adam Oakes, a freshman at 
Virginia Commonwealth University, tragically died because of an 
alcohol-related hazing incident at a fraternity.
  Regrettably, since 2000, there have been over 100 hazing-related 
deaths on college campuses nationally.
  The fact is that nothing can lessen the agony of losing a child or a 
friend. However, I am hopeful that from these tragedies, Congress can 
step in and help students and families avoid future tragedies.
  We are here today because of the tireless advocacy of families and 
friends who have lost loved ones from hazing. For years, these families 
have worked to advance State and Federal policies to end hazing and 
protect students. Some of those families have joined us in the gallery 
today.
  The bipartisan Stop Campus Hazing Act, H.R. 5646, would protect 
students from hazing on college campuses by improving reporting and 
prevention standards.

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  Specifically, it mandates that colleges and universities report 
hazing occurrences in their annual Clery reports, the incidents of 
crime reports, establishes campus-wide anti-hazing education programs 
and increases transparency about past hazing incidents so students can 
make informed decisions about joining campus organizations. Taken 
together, these policies create a roadmap for a cultural shift in 
hazing on our campuses that will save students' lives.
  I thank the gentlewoman from Georgia (Mrs. McBath) and the gentleman 
from South Carolina (Mr. Duncan) for their leadership on this issue.
  I support H.R. 5646 and encourage my colleagues to do the same.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Thompson).
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong 
support of H.R. 5646, the Stop Campus Hazing Act.
  This legislation, which is long overdue, will finally provide 
additional protection for students on college campuses nationwide. This 
is a bipartisan product years in the making. It includes provisions 
from two previous anti-hazing bills, including a piece of legislation I 
was proud to lead on called the END ALL Hazing Act.
  Simply put, the Stop Campus Hazing Act would improve hazing reporting 
and prevention on college campuses, including by requiring hazing 
incidents to be reported by institutions in their annual security 
report, also known as the Clery report.
  The bill also outlines a responsible definition of ``hazing'' so the 
campus safety professionals can analyze if a reported incident may 
constitute hazing for the Clery report.
  This definition will help students, parents, and the public have 
access and increased transparency into student organizations on 
campuses who have reported incidents of hazing.
  Finally, this bill builds upon the actions many States have taken, 
including Pennsylvania, to ensure that State laws are respected when 
any investigations are conducted.
  Mr. Speaker, none of this would be possible without the long and 
tireless work of many advocates, including Evelyn and Jim Piazza. 
Evelyn and Jim are the parents of Tim Piazza, who tragically passed 
away in February 2017 at Penn State as a direct result of a hazing 
ritual at his fraternity. Tomorrow would have been Tim's 27th birthday.
  In the face of this unspeakable tragedy, Evelyn and Jim have been at 
the forefront of efforts in Pennsylvania, here in Congress, and in 
other States around the country to speak about the dangers of hazing 
and enact change in Tim's honor.
  In fact, the legislation before us today is shaped by the work of the 
Timothy J. Piazza Center for Fraternity and Sorority Research and 
Reform at Penn State, which Evelyn and Jim played a direct role in 
establishing.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank the numerous individuals and organizations that 
helped bring this legislation to the floor today, including 
Congresswoman McBath, Congressman Duncan, the National Panhellenic 
Conference, the North American Interfraternity Conference, the Clery 
Center, the Anti-Hazing Coalition, and many others.
  As we recognize National Hazing Prevention Week this week, I am proud 
that we can come together in a bipartisan manner to protect students 
nationwide in an effort to ensure that no one will have to experience 
what the Piazza family has over the past 7 years.
  Mr. Speaker, I encourage all of my colleagues to support this 
legislation.
  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the 
gentlewoman from Georgia (Mrs. McBath), the lead sponsor on the 
legislation.
  Mrs. McBATH. Mr. Speaker, I think this is truly one of the best 
representative policies for bipartisanship. When our children are dying 
and when our children are no longer safe in their environments, when 
they are simply going to school to get an education, I cannot think of 
a greater time for bipartisanship. I thank Congressmen Owens, Scott, 
and Duncan so very much for their willingness to save our children.
  My son, Jordan, was killed in a shooting in 2012, so I know the pain 
of losing a child. I know the hole that it leaves in your soul and the 
questions it leaves you behind to dwell on; the feelings of guilt and 
yearning to do anything that you can to reverse the irreversible and to 
spend just a little bit more time with that person who was taken from 
you far too soon. You want to tell them all the things that you wish 
that you could have during their short time here on Earth, but we know 
that we are not that lucky.
  The only thing that we can do now is harness that pain and try to do 
something positive with it. Harness it and try to make a lasting change 
that will prevent other families from suffering a similar tragedy. We 
must try to create a legacy that truly speaks to the memory of that 
person that you loved so deeply.
  This is the reason why I came to Congress, and the same reason why 
Jeanne Clery's parents took their power back and got the Clery Act 
signed into law after the tragic killing of their daughter on campus in 
1986.
  Jeanne Clery's parents made the same argument that I have heard time 
and time again from families all over this country who have lost loved 
ones to hazing at colleges and universities: If we had only known; if 
only we had been made aware sooner; if only we had been given a clearer 
picture of the situation that took our child away from us, maybe we 
could have done something.

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  That is what this bill is about. It is about transparency and 
accountability, empowering students and families so that they can make 
informed decisions about the schools that they attend or the clubs that 
they join.
  It is about ensuring that college remains a place of new beginnings 
and hope for our children's future. It is simply about just saving 
lives.
  I thank all of the families who have been working on this effort for 
so many years and who are watching from home but also watching here 
with us today in our House gallery.
  I thank Hank Nuwer for his years of meticulous research on the 
history of hazing deaths in this country.
  I thank Representatives Jeff Duncan and Glenn Thompson for their 
commitment to helping to see this bill through.
  I thank Chairwoman Foxx, Ranking Member  Bobby Scott and their staff 
for coming together on this truly critical issue.
  With efforts like these we are showing the American people that 
regardless of what they see on social media or whatever they see on TV, 
there are still people in Washington who are willing to put 
partisanship aside, engage in good faith together, and do the hard work 
that is so necessary to make positive change for the folks that are 
relying on us back home.
  I encourage all of my colleagues to support this bill. I am so 
encouraged by this measure to come together to say the least of these, 
to save our children. They deserve so much more from us, and in these 
moments today we are giving them what they deserve, a chance to 
survive, a chance to grow and to prosper, and a chance to be in America 
the way it is designed for them to be.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair respectfully and very politely 
reminds Members that the rules don't allow references to persons in the 
gallery.
  Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from South 
Carolina (Mr. Duncan), the lead sponsor of this bill.
  Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support today of H.R. 5646, the 
Stop Campus Hazing Act, legislation that I have been the lead 
Republican cosponsor of for the past three Congresses.
  Mr. Speaker, 10 years ago last Saturday, a young man named Tucker 
Hipps, a senior counselor at Palmetto Boys State, and a political 
science major like myself at my alma mater Clemson University, was 
found in the waters of Lake Hartwell, having fallen off a bridge in an 
apparent and suspected incident of campus hazing.
  Mr. Speaker, 10 years later, the Hipps family, who are with us today, 
are still searching for justice for Tucker. I continue to pray that 
they find those answers.
  I am proud of the South Carolina State legislature that they named 
their campus hazing legislation after Tucker.
  Today, I am proud to bring bipartisan legislation to the House floor 
along with my friend that you just heard from, my colleague 
Congresswoman McBath, to honor Tucker's memory and the memories of 
hundreds of other campus hazing victims by mandating greater 
transparency in fraternity hazing reporting.
  No parent should have to endure what Gary and Cindy Hipps have had to 
go through, the senseless loss of a beloved son. The, as yet, fruitless 
search for answers or bringing those responsible to justice.
  Yet, in Tucker's loss and the loss of so many others, we may learn 
lessons that inform the policy choice that we make today.
  We act today so that parents may know and make informed decisions 
about the colleges that they send their kids off to.
  I thank all the people involved in this legislation that has taken 
way too long, from Cindy Hipps to the Clery Center to the DeVercelly 
family. I thank them for being here today. I thank Chairwoman Foxx and 
Ranking Member Scott for their support, as well as Clemson University 
and the fraternal councils for realizing the need to move forward with 
these reforms. I thank the sponsor of this bill, Congresswoman McBath, 
for all her tireless efforts to bring us here today.
  May God bless the memory of Tucker Hipps, and in his memory, I ask my 
colleagues to join me in supporting this legislation.
  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as she may 
consume to the gentlewoman from Georgia (Mrs. McBath).
  Mrs. McBATH. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record a list of names of 
students who died from hazing-related activities. This is a list of 
known hazing deaths from 1847 to 2023. These are the names that we 
honor today with this legislation.

       Year, Name, Institution, State:
       1847, Jonathan D. Torrence, Amherst College, Massachusetts; 
     1873, Mortimer N. Leggett, Cornell University, New York; 
     1884, Frederick Schwatka Strang, United States Naval Academy, 
     Maryland; 1892, Wilkins Ruskin, Yale University, Connecticut; 
     1899, Edward F. Berkeley, Cornell University, New York; 1900, 
     Hugh C. Moore, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 
     Massachusetts; 1900, Oscar Booz, United States Military 
     Academy, New York; 1903, Martin Loew, University of Maryland, 
     Baltimore, Maryland; 1905, Stuart L. Pierson, Kenyon College, 
     Ohio; 1905, James R. Branch, Jr., United States Naval 
     Academy, Maryland; 1906, William Miller, Stanford University, 
     California; 1908, Emil S. (Ernie) Gram, Worcester Polytechnic 
     Institute, Massachusetts; 1912, Isaac William Rand, 
     University of North Carolina, North Carolina; 1913, Francis 
     W. Obenchain, Purdue University, Indiana; 1914, William R. 
     Bowlus, St. John's Military College, Maryland; 1915, Thurber 
     Sweet, Virginia Military Institute, Virginia; 1915, Eldridge 
     Scott Griffith, University of Kentucky, Kentucky.
       1915-1916, Ludwig Von Gerichten, New Mexico Military 
     Institute, New Mexico; 1916, Paul N. Blue, Morningside 
     College, Iowa; 1916, William Lifson, University of 
     Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania; 1917, William Ashcom Bullock, 
     College of the City of New York, New York; 1919, Frank 
     McCullough, Colgate University, New York; 1921, Leighton 
     Mount, Northwestern University, Illinois; 1922, William 
     Duncan Saunders, Hamilton College, New York; 1923, Glenn 
     Kersh, University of Alabama, Alabama; 1923, Ainsworth Brown, 
     Franklin and Marshall College, Pennsylvania; 1923, Louis 
     Aubere, Northwestern University, Illinois; 1925, Reginald 
     Stringfellow, University of Utah, Utah; 1928, Nolte McElroy, 
     University of Texas, Texas; 1929, Orsa George Steinmetz Jr., 
     Indiana University, Indiana; 1931, Lloyd Neuman Aune, Stout 
     Institute, Wisconsin; 1934, Paul Kutch, Oregon State 
     University, Oregon; 1935, Richard Wendell Beitzel, Dickinson 
     College, Pennsylvania.
       1936, Willie B. Barkley, Mississippi State University (then 
     Mississippi State College), Mississippi; 1940, Hubert L. 
     (Hugo) Spake Jr., University of Missouri, Missouri; 1945, 
     Robert G. Perry, St. Louis University, Missouri; 1948, James 
     (Jim) Irvin Peterson, Montana State University, Montana; 
     1949, Hale Thompson Gehl, Brown University, Rhode Island; 
     1950, Gerald Loren Foletta, University of California, 
     Berkeley, California; 1950, Dean J. Niswonger, Wittenberg 
     University, Ohio; 1951, Allen Kaplan, Northwestern State 
     College, Louisiana; 1951, Thomas Kleppner, University of 
     Miami, Florida; 1951, Fred E. Evens, University of Miami, 
     Florida; 1953, Calvin Dougherty, Milligan College, Tennessee; 
     1954, Peter Mertz, Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania; 1956, 
     Thomas Clark, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 
     Massachusetts; 1956, Karl B. Bailey, Rice University (then 
     Rice Institute), Texas; 1956, Cecil William Carrol, Rice 
     University (then Rice Institute), Texas; 1957, Max Caulk, 
     University of California, Santa Barbara, California; 1959, 
     Richard Terrell Swanson, University of Southern California, 
     California.
       1960, Harry Lamphier, Jr., Northern Illinois University, 
     Illinois; 1960, William Gustafson, Northern Illinois 
     University, Illinois; 1960, William Kempfer, Northern 
     Illinois University, Illinois; 1960, John Pauls, Northern 
     Illinois University, Illinois; 1961, Joe Henry Derham, Jr., 
     Clemson University, South Carolina; 1964, Jose Manual Costa, 
     University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island; 1965, Richard 
     Winder, Georgetown College, Kentucky; 1967, John E. Clifton, 
     Baylor University, Texas; 1968, Michael L. DiBacco, 
     Steubenville College, Ohio; 1968, Trent Ciarrochia, 
     Steubenville College, Ohio; 1968, William Entinger, 
     Steubenville College, Ohio; 1969, Scott Edward Graeler, 
     Muskingum University (then Muskingum College), Ohio; 1970, 
     Donna Bedinger, Eastern Illinois University, Illinois; 1971, 
     Wayne Kennedy, Tulane University, Louisiana; 1972, Fred 
     Phillip Bronne, Pierce College, California; 1972, Brian 
     Cursack, University of Maryland, Maryland; 1973, Mitchell 
     (Mitch) Fishkin, Lehigh University, Pennsylvania; 1974, 
     Thomas Morgan Elliott, Grove City College, Pennsylvania.
       1974, John Curtin, Grove City College, Pennsylvania; 1974, 
     Rudolph Mion, Grove City College, Pennsylvania; 1974, Gary 
     Gilliland, Grove City College, Pennsylvania; 1974, William E. 
     Flowers, Monmouth College, New Jersey; 1974, Michael James 
     Bishop, Bluefield State College, West Virginia; 1975, Richard 
     A. Gowins, Northern Illinois University, Illinois; 1975, 
     David ``Lumpy'' Hoffmann, University of Wisconsin, Stevens 
     Point, Wisconsin; 1975, John Davies, University of Nevada, 
     Reno, Nevada; 1975, John Asher, Washington State University, 
     Washington; 1975, Theodore Ben, Cheyney University of 
     Pennsylvania (then-Cheyney State College), Pennsylvania; 
     1976, Samuel Mark Click, Texas Tech University, Texas; 1976,

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     Thomas Fitzgerald, St. John's University, New York; 1977, 
     Robert J. Bazile, University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania; 
     1977, Randall Crustals, University of Missouri, Rolla, 
     Missouri; 1978, Stephen J. McNamara, Loras College, Iowa; 
     1978, Charles (Chuck) Stenzel, Alfred University, New York; 
     1978, Nathaniel Swinson, North Carolina Central University, 
     North Carolina.
       1979, Bruce Wiseman, Louisiana State University, Louisiana; 
     1979, Richard C. Fuhs, Jr., Rutgers University, New Jersey; 
     1979, Norsha Lynn Delk, Virginia State College, Virginia; 
     1979, Robert Etheridge, Virginia State College, Virginia; 
     1980, Kingsley Davidson, University of North Dakota, North 
     Dakota; 1980, David Masciantonio, Clarkson University, New 
     York; 1980, Curtis Huntley, Mississippi State University, 
     Mississippi; 1980, Lex Dean Batson, University of Missouri, 
     Missouri; 1980, Joseph (Joey) Parrella, Ithaca College, New 
     York; 1980, Steve Call, University of Lowell, Massachusetts; 
     1980, L. Barry Ballou, University of South Carolina, South 
     Carolina; 1981, Rick Cerra, University of Wisconsin, 
     Superior, Wisconsin; 1982, Victor (Ricky) M. Siegel, Towson 
     State University, Maryland; 1982, Christopher Meigs, 
     University of Virginia, Virginia; 1982, Brian H. McKittrick, 
     University of Virginia, Virginia; 1984, Arnaldo Mercado 
     Perez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico; 
     1983, Vann Watts, Tennessee State University, Tennessee; 
     1984, Brad Bing, University of California, Davis, California; 
     1984, Bruce Dean Goodrich, Texas A & M University, Texas.
       1984, Jay Lenaghan, American International College, 
     Massachusetts; 1984, Jeffrey Franklin Long, California State 
     University, Chico, California; 1985, Sherri Ann Clark, 
     University of Colorado, Colorado; 1985, Richard ``Rich'' 
     Allyn Butler, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; 
     1986, Harold Thomas, Lamar University, Texas; 1986, Mark 
     Seeberger, University of Texas, Texas; 1987, Harry (Skip) 
     Cline Jr., University of Mississippi, Mississippi; 1987, Todd 
     Alan Prince, University of Arkansas, Arkansas; 1987, David 
     Dunshee, Stanford University, California; 1988, James 
     Callahan, Rutgers University, New Jersey; 1988, Bryan 
     Higgins, State University of New York at Albany, New York; 
     1988, Matthew S. McCoy, University of Richmond, Virginia; 
     1988, Gregg Scott Phillips, University of Texas, Texas; 1988, 
     Sean T. Hickey, Rider University (then Rider College), New 
     Jersey; 1989, Joel Harris, Morehouse College, Georgia; 1989, 
     Steven Butterworth, Dickinson College, Pennsylvania; 1990, 
     Nick Haben, Western Illinois University, Illinois.
       1991, Mike Nisbet, University of Missouri, Rolla, Missouri; 
     1991, John Moncello, University of California, Berkeley, 
     California; 1991, Rolland C. Pederson, Trinity University, 
     Texas; 1992, Jonathan S. McNamara, University of Vermont, 
     Vermont; 1992, Gregory Batipps, University of Virginia, 
     Virginia; 1992, J.B. (John B.) Joynt III, Frostburg State 
     University, Maryland; 1993, Chad Saucier, Auburn University, 
     Alabama; 1993, Leslie Ware, Alcorn State University, 
     Mississippi; 1994, Terry Linn, Bloomsburg University, 
     Pennsylvania; 1994, Michael Davis, Southeast Missouri State, 
     Missouri; 1994, Justin Chambers, Carnegie Mellon University, 
     Pennsylvania; 1995, Gabriel Higgins, University of Texas, 
     Texas; 1995, Brian Nicholas Cook, University of Virginia, 
     Virginia; 1995, Matthew Garofolo, University of Iowa, Iowa; 
     1996, Todd Martin Cruikshank, University of New Hampshire, 
     New Hampshire; 1997, Trey Walker, Texas A & M, Texas; 1997, 
     Brian T. Sanders, University of California Los Angeles, 
     California; 1997, Brian Pearce, University of California Los 
     Angeles, California; 1997, Steven Velazquez, North Carolina 
     State University, North Carolina.
       1997, Benjamin Wynne, Louisiana State University, 
     Louisiana; 1997, Binaya Oja, Clarkson University and State 
     University of New York at Potsdam, New York; 1997, Scott 
     Krueger, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 
     Massachusetts; 1998, John Laduca, University of Washington, 
     Washington; 1998, Courtney Cantor, University of Michigan, 
     Michigan; 1998, Dudley R. Moore IV, University of 
     Mississippi, Mississippi; 1998, Jack L. Ivey, Jr., University 
     of Texas, Texas; 1999, Kevin Lawless, Iona College, New York; 
     1999, Stephen Petz, Ferris State University, Michigan; 1999, 
     Donnie Lindsey Jr., University of Richmond, Virginia; 2000, 
     Adrian Heideman, Chico State University, California; 2000, 
     Terry Ryan Stirling, Old Dominion University, Virginia; 2000, 
     Ben Folsom Grantham III, University of Georgia, Georgia; 
     2001, Seth Korona, Indiana University, Indiana; 2001, Joseph 
     T. Green, Tennessee State University, Tennessee; 2001, Chad 
     Meredith, University of Miami, Florida; 2001, Ken 
     Christiansen, University of Minnesota, Duluth, Minnesota; 
     2001, Zachary Aaron Michael Mullins, Texas Tech University, 
     Texas;
       2002, Clay Warren, Texas Tech University, Texas; 2002, Ben 
     Klein, Alfred University, New York; 2002, Brian Nicholas 
     Jimenez, San Diego State University, California; 2002, 
     Zachary Jacobs, San Diego State University, California; 2002, 
     Kenitha Saafir, California State University, Los Angeles, 
     California; 2002, Kristin High, California State University, 
     California; 2002, Albert (A.J.) Santos, University of Nevada, 
     Reno, Nevada; 2002, Daniel Reardon, University of Maryland, 
     Maryland; 2002, Gregory (Greg) Randall Davis, Occidental 
     College, California; 2003, Nicholas Grass, Yale University, 
     Connecticut; 2003, Kyle Burnat, Yale University, Connecticut; 
     2003, Andrew Dwyer, Yale University, Connecticut; 2003, Sean 
     Fenton, Yale University, Connecticut; 2003, Walter Dean 
     Jennings, Plattsburgh State (State University of New York), 
     New York; 2003, Jerry Hopkins, Rochester Institute of 
     Technology New York; 2003, Kelly Nester, Plymouth State 
     University, New Hampshire; 2003, Robert Schmalz, Bradley 
     University, Illinois; 2004, Lynn Gordon ``Gordie'' Bailey 
     Jr., University of Colorado, Colorado.
       2004, Blake Hammontree, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma; 
     2004, Brent E. Johnson, Southern Illinois University at 
     Carbondale, Illinois; 2005, Matthew Carrington, Chico State 
     University, California; 2005, Kenny Luong, University of 
     California Irvine, California; 2005, Phanta ``Jack'' 
     Phoummarath, University of Texas, Texas; 2006, Tyler Cross, 
     University of Texas, Texas; 2006, Zach Dunlevy, Limestone 
     College, South Carolina; 2007, Nikolas Gallegos, Stephen F. 
     Austin University, Texas; 2007, Gary Louis DeVercelly, Jr., 
     Rider University, New Jersey; 2008, Brett Griffin, University 
     of Delaware, Delaware; 2008, Johnny D. Smith, Wabash College, 
     Indiana; 2008, Harrison Kowiak, Lenoir Rhyne University, 
     North Carolina; 2008, Michael Anthony, Smallwood Starks, Utah 
     State, Utah; 2008, Carson Leonard Starkey, Cal Poly, 
     California; 2009, Arman Partamian, SUNY Geneseo, New York; 
     2009, Donnie Wade Jr., Prairie View A & M, Texas; 2010, 
     Samuel Mason, Radford University, Virginia; 2010, Victoria 
     Carter, East Carolina University, North Carolina; 2010, 
     Briana Latrice Gather, East Carolina University, North 
     Carolina.
       2011, George Desdunes, Cornell University, New York; 2011, 
     Robert Darnell Champion, Florida A & M, Florida; 2012, 
     William (Will) Torrance, Vincennes University, Indiana; 2012, 
     Philip Dhanens, Fresno State University, California; 2012, 
     Everett Glenn, Lafayette College, Pennsylvania; 2012, David 
     R. Bogenberger, Northern Illinois University, Illinois; 2012, 
     Preston Vorhauer, University of Idaho, Idaho; 2012, Marcus 
     Thomas, Bethune-Cookman University, Florida; 2012, Robert 
     Eugene Tipton, Jr., High Point University, North Carolina; 
     2012, David Shannon, University of North Carolina, North 
     Carolina; 2012, Jack Culolias, Arizona State University, 
     Arizona; 2013, Marvell Edmondson, Virginia State University, 
     Virginia; 2013, Jauwan Holmes, Virginia State University, 
     Virginia; 2013, Peter Tran, San Francisco State University, 
     California; 2013, Anthony Barksdale II, Boston University, 
     Massachusetts; 2013, Chun ``Mike'' Deng, Baruch College, New 
     York; 2014, Marquise Braham, Penn State, Altoona, 
     Pennsylvania; 2014, Armando Villa, California State 
     University, Northridge, California; 2014, Tucker W. Hipps, 
     Clemson University, South Carolina.
       2014, Trevor Duffy, University of Albany, New York; 2014, 
     Nolan M. Burch, West Virginia University, West Virginia; 
     2014, Dalton Debrick, Texas Tech University, Texas; 2014, 
     Clayton Real, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska; 2015, 
     Praneet Karki, Louisiana State University, Louisiana; 2015, 
     Charlie Terreni, Jr., University of South Carolina, South 
     Carolina; 2016, Michael Anthony Walker, Ferrum College, 
     Virginia; 2016, Ryan Abele, University of Nevada, Nevada; 
     2016, Jordan Taylor, Texas State, Texas; 2016, Joe Dada, 
     Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania; 2017, Timothy J. 
     Piazza, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania; 2017, 
     Maxwell (Max) Gruver, Louisiana State University, Louisiana; 
     2017, Andrew Coffey, Florida State, Florida; 2017, Matthew 
     (Matt) Ellis, Texas State University, Texas; 2017, Alasdair 
     Russell, University of Southern California, California; 2017, 
     Harrison Carter Cole, Hampden Sydney College, Virginia; 2017, 
     Jordan Hankins, Northwestern University, Illinois; 2018, 
     Joseph Little, Texas A & M, Texas; 2018, Collin Wiant, Ohio 
     University, Ohio.
       2018, Nicholas ``Nicky'' Cumberland, University of Texas, 
     Texas; 2018, Tyler Hilliard, University of California at 
     Riverside, California; 2018, Alexander Levi Rainey Beletsis, 
     University of California, Santa Cruz, California; 2019, 
     Marlon Jackson, Delaware State University, Delaware; 2019, 
     Noah Domingo, University of California, Irvine, California; 
     2019, Sebastian Serafin-Bazan, University of Buffalo, New 
     York; 2019, Bea Castro, Cal State Fullerton, California; 
     2019, Samuel Martinez, Washington State University, 
     Washington; 2019, Antonio (Anthony) Tsialas, Cornell 
     University, New York; 2019, Rahat Jalil, University of 
     Nebraska, Nebraska; 2019, Justin King, Bloomsburg University, 
     Pennsylvania; 2019, Dylan Hernandez, San Diego State, 
     California; 2020, Lauren Nicole Sawyer, Emory & Henry 
     College, Virginia; 2021, James Gilfedder, Lyon College, 
     Arkansas; 2021, Adam Jeffrey Oakes, Virginia Commonwealth 
     University (VCU), Virginia; 2021, Stone Justin Foltz, Bowling 
     Green State University, Ohio; 2021, Lofton Hazelwood, 
     University of Kentucky, Kentucky; 2021, Phat Nguyen, Michigan 
     State University, Michigan; 2023, Luke Tyler, Washington 
     State University, Washington.
  Mrs. McBATH. Mr. Speaker, while we have a number of hazing victims' 
families who are joining us today here in the House gallery, we know 
that hazing has taken hundreds of lives and impacted countless 
families.
  I would also like to thank Dr. Hank Nuwer for his years of research 
in compiling this list. Without this important work, hazing prevention 
work would not have come as far as it has.
  Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, I am prepared to close, and I reserve the 
balance of my time.

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  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my 
time for the purpose of closing.
  Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record the following letters of 
support. One is from the Clery Center and the StopHazing organization, 
along with a list of endorsing organizations, including the National 
Association of Clery Compliance Officers and Professionals, the 
American College Health Association, the International Association of 
Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, the National Pan-Hellenic 
Council, Incorporated, which represents the Divine Nine, NASPA-Student 
Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, and another letter from the 
Anti-Hazing Coalition, which includes a number of hazing victims' 
families, the Hazing Prevention Network, the National Panhellenic 
Conference, and the North American Interfraternity Conference.
                                                     Clery Center,


                                                  Stop Hazing,

                                               September 23, 2024.
     Hon. Mike Johnson,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
     Hon. Hakeem Jeffries,
     Democratic Leader, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Speaker Johnson and Leader Jeffries: On behalf of 
     StopHazing and Clery Center, we are writing to express our 
     strong support for H.R. 5646, the Stop Campus Hazing Act, and 
     to urge its swift passage. This bipartisan legislation offers 
     a critical opportunity to address the persistent issue of 
     hazing, a practice that continues to threaten the health, 
     safety, and well-being of students on college campuses across 
     the United States.
       Hazing remains a deeply troubling problem in our higher 
     education system. More than half of college students involved 
     in co-curricular activities like athletic teams, 
     fraternities, sororities, and other campus groups experience 
     hazing, according to the National Study of Student Hazing. 
     Even more concerning is the fact that many incidents go 
     unreported, with students feeling pressured to remain silent 
     due to the social dynamics that reinforce these harmful 
     traditions. Tragically, since 2000, college hazing has led to 
     more than 100 student deaths; countless physical injuries, 
     and psychological damage from the abusive behavior. These 
     realities highlight the urgency of adopting meaningful 
     reforms to end these senseless practices.
       The Stop Campus Hazing Act represents a crucial step toward 
     preventing hazing and protecting students from harm. This 
     legislation includes several critical provisions, including a 
     requirement for colleges and universities to improve 
     transparency by reporting hazing incidents in their Annual 
     Security Reports, commonly known as Clery Reports. This step 
     will make hazing incidents more visible and hold institutions 
     accountable for how they handle hazing cases. The bill also 
     mandates the implementation of campus-wide, research-based 
     hazing prevention programs designed to address root causes of 
     hazing, equip students with the tools to intervene as 
     bystanders, and ultimately prevent these dangerous behaviors 
     before they occur.
       In addition to improving accountability and prevention, the 
     Stop Campus Hazing Act promotes transparency for students and 
     parents by requiring institutions to publicly disclose their 
     hazing prevention policies and any organizations that have 
     been found in violation of these policies. Such transparency 
     is essential for students and families to make informed 
     decisions when considering membership in campus 
     organizations. By ensuring all parties have access to this 
     vital information, we can empower students and their families 
     to make safer, more informed choices and create an 
     environment where hazing is no longer tolerated.
       This legislation is the product of years of bipartisan 
     cooperation and expert input from national campus safety 
     advocates, fraternities and sororities, and families who have 
     tragically lost loved ones to hazing. It incorporates 
     elements from two previous bills, the Report and Educate 
     About Campus Hazing (REACH) Act and END ALL Hazing Act, and 
     has been thoroughly vetted by stakeholders and experts 
     including researchers who have documented the harmful and 
     far-reaching consequences of hazing. As such, the Stop Campus 
     Hazing Act has garnered support from a broad coalition of 
     organizations dedicated to campus safety and student well-
     being.
       We commend the House Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce for advancing this important bill. It is now 
     imperative the full House considers and passes H.R. 5646 
     without delay. Doing so will send a strong message that 
     student safety is a priority and that we are committed to 
     preventing the senseless tragedies caused by hazing.
       A decades-long journey for many grieving families, H.R. 
     5646 provides an actionable framework to address hazing on 
     college campuses, and its passage will mark a significant 
     victory for student safety, educational integrity, consumer 
     protection, and prevention. We stand ready to support these 
     efforts and to work with you and your colleagues to ensure no 
     more students suffer from hazing.
       On behalf of these groups, and the students and families 
     who have endured harm and tragedy from hazing, we urge 
     Members to vote in favor of H.R. 5646 to ensure this 
     lifesaving legislation moves forward.
           Sincerely,
                                        Elizabeth J. Allan, Ph.D.,
                                            Principal, StopHazing.

                                             Jessica A. Mertz,

                                               Executive Director,
                                                     Clery Center.
       Organizations and Associations Endorsing the Stop Campus 
     Hazing Act:
       Active Minds, AHA! Movement, American College Health 
     Association (ACHA), Anti-Hazing Coalition, Antonio Tsialas 
     Leadership Foundation, Association of Big Ten Students, 
     Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors (AFA), Behavioral 
     Health Foundation, Clery Center, College Safety Coalition, 
     End Rape On Campus, God Bless the Child Productions, LLC, 
     Guardian Angel Community, Servcies-Sexual Assault Service 
     Center, Hazing Prevention Network, HazingInfo.org,
       Holmes Murphy Fraternal Practice, iamstonefoltz FOUNDATION, 
     International Association of Campus Law Enforcement 
     Administrators (IACLEA), It's On Us, Love Like Adam 
     Foundation, MacKay & Associates, Mount Carmel College of 
     Nursing, Mt Salem Missionary Baptist Church, National 
     Association of Clery Compliance Officers and Professionals 
     (NACCOP), NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher 
     Education, National Organization for Victim Advocacy (NOVA), 
     Natonal Panhellenic Conference, National Pan-Hellenic 
     Council, Inc., National Women's Law Center, NIRSA: Leaders in 
     Collegiate Recreation,
       NMB Foundation, North American Interfraternity Conference, 
     Protect Students Abroad, Robert D. Champion Drum Major for 
     Change Foundation, Inc., SAFE Campuses, LLC, Sexual Violence 
     Prevention Association (SVPA), SNAPPED: The Podcast, Soteria 
     Solutions, Steward Tilghman Fox Bianchi & Cain, P.A., 
     Stockton University-Athletics and Recreation, StopHazing, The 
     Fierberg National Law Group, PLLC, Tucker W. Hipps Memorial 
     Foundation, Viisights Inc., VTV Family Outreach Foundation, 
     ZeroNow.
                                  ____



                                         Anti-Hazing Coalition

                                               September 23, 2024.
     Hon. Mike Johnson,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
     Hon. Hakeem Jeffries,
     Democratic Leader, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
     Hon. Steve Scalise,
     Majority Leader, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
     Hon. Katherine Clark,
     Democratic Whip, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Speaker Johnson, Leader Scalise, Leader Jeffries, and 
     Whip Clark: On behalf of the Anti-Hazing Coalition, we write 
     in strong support of the Stop Campus Hazing Act (H.R. 5646), 
     which will be considered on the House floor this week. It is 
     fitting the House chose to consider the bill during National 
     Hazing Prevention Week when our coalition and the broader 
     higher education community make a concerted effort to raise 
     awareness and increase education about hazing.
       We are a coalition representing parents who have lost their 
     sons as a result of hazing and work closely with other 
     organizations also seeking to end all hazing on college 
     campuses. These organizations include the North American 
     Interfraternity Conference, representing 58 men's 
     fraternities; the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC), 
     representing 26 women's sororities; and the Hazing Prevention 
     Network, a national nonprofit dedicated to empowering people 
     to prevent hazing.
       As a coalition, we strongly support the Stop Campus Hazing 
     Act, which is a consensus bill that incorporates provisions 
     from prior hazing-related bills from previous Congresses. The 
     bill would require institutions of higher education to 
     maintain and update biannually a page on their websites that 
     discloses student organization violations of the 
     institution's code of conduct that threaten the safety of 
     students and provide students with educational programming 
     related to hazing. As the leaders in providing anti-hazing 
     programming and education on college campuses, we believe 
     this legislation will give institutions, organizations, and 
     students the latitude to address--rather than hide--the 
     small-scale violations of the student code of conduct that, 
     if not addressed, can grow into more dangerous hazing 
     behaviors that threaten student safety.
       Passage of this important legislation is a critical 
     opportunity for Congress to show its bipartisan commitment to 
     saving the lives of our college students and its full 
     commitment to end hazing. Thank you for your leadership in 
     bringing this bill to the House floor. We hope you will do 
     everything in your power to help it become law this year.
           Sincerely,
       The Family of Harrison Kowiak (passed away on November 18, 
     2008).
       The Family of Marquise Braham (passed away on March 14, 
     2014).
       The Family of Dalton Debrick (passed away on August 24, 
     2014).
       The Family of Timothy J. Piazza (passed away on February 4, 
     2017).
       The Family of Max Gruver (passed away on September 14, 
     2017).
       The Family of Collin Wiant (passed away on November 12, 
     2018).
       The Family of Justin King (passed away on September 14, 
     2019).

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       Todd Shelton, Executive Director, Hazing Prevention 
     Network.
       Dani Weatherford, CEO, National Panhellenic Conference.
       Judson Horras, CEO, North American Interfraternity 
     Conference.

  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I also include in the Record 
letters of support from the Clery Center on behalf of Connie Clery and 
the Clery family, and from Safe Campuses, LLC, to support changing the 
name of the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and 
Campus Crime Statistics Act to the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act.


                                                 Clery Center,

                             Fort Washington, PA, August 27, 2024.
       Dear Members of Congress: On behalf of Clery Center, Connie 
     Clery, and the Clery family, I am writing to express our 
     strong support for renaming the ``Jeanne Clery Disclosure of 
     Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act'' to 
     the ``Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act.'' We believe this 
     revised name more accurately reflects the broad scope and 
     intent of the legislation, and we urge Congress to support 
     this change.
       Since its enactment, the Clery Act has served as a 
     cornerstone in the effort to improve campus safety across the 
     United States. As a consumer protection law, it provides the 
     transparency and accountability that families and students 
     deserve. The law's requirements, which include the disclosure 
     of campus crime statistics, the implementation of safety 
     policies, and the provision of timely warnings, have 
     significantly contributed to the safety and well-being of 
     students, faculty, and staff on college campuses.
       Over the years, the Clery Act's role has expanded beyond 
     the mere disclosure of statistics and encompasses a 
     comprehensive approach to preventing and responding to crime 
     on campus. The term ``Campus Safety'' encapsulates this 
     broader mission and better communicates the law's purpose to 
     all stakeholders, including students, parents, campus 
     administrators, and law enforcement. We also believe the name 
     change will foster greater collaboration and encourage more 
     robust administrative support on campuses.
       Most importantly, this change would continue to honor 
     Jeanne Clery's legacy in a meaningful way. The tragedy that 
     befell Jeanne inspired a movement that has undoubtedly saved 
     countless lives, and this updated title would reflect the 
     ongoing impact of her legacy on campus communities 
     nationwide.
       We respectfully request that you consider supporting this 
     change. Thank you for your continued dedication to improving 
     campus safety and for your attention to this important 
     matter.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Jessica A. Mertz,
     Executive Director.
                                  ____



                                            Safe Campuses LLC,

     Re Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act.
                                     Thomason, GA, March 18, 2024.
     Hon. Bernie Sanders,
     Chairman, Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, 
         Washington, DC.
     Hon. Bill Cassidy, M.D.,
     Ranking Member, Committee on Health, Education, Labor and 
         Pensions, Washington, DC.
     Hon. Virginia Foxx,
     Chairwoman, Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
         Washington, DC.
     Hon. Robert C. Scott,
     Ranking Member, Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
         Washington, DC.

       Dear Chairman Sanders, Chairwoman Foxx, Ranking Member 
     Cassidy, and Ranking Member Scott: As a social 
     entrepreneurship we work with colleges and universities to 
     create safer campuses and believe that modernizing the full 
     name of the Jeanne Clery Act, the primary federal law on this 
     subject, has the potential to help it better achieve its 
     intended goals. Updating the name to be the ``Jeanne Clery 
     Campus Safety Act'' will place the focus, as it should be, on 
     our shared goal of safer campuses rather than outdated 
     bureaucratic references.
       The current legal name the ``Jeanne Clery Disclosure of 
     Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act'', set 
     by Section 485(f)(18) of the Higher Education Act, can be an 
     impediment by placing the focus on ``security'' rather than 
     safety and on crime statistics alone. Congress has very 
     thoughtfully expanded the law to encompass a range of 
     multidisciplinary safety issues and disclosures like 
     emergency notifications that this name no longer accurately 
     reflects.
       We would ask that you please consider amending the name of 
     this landmark legislation to be the ``Jeanne Clery Campus 
     Safety Act'' as part of any higher education related measure 
     that your committees may advance. This will continue to 
     memorialize the living legacy of Jeanne Clery and help better 
     focus efforts in a way that will improve campus safety. Thank 
     you in advance for your consideration.
           Sincerely,
                                                 S. Daniel Carter,
                                                        President.

                              {time}  1830

  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, the Stop Campus Hazing Act 
addresses hazing as a campus safety issue, and updating the name is 
better reflective of that focus.
  Mr. Speaker, we have an obligation to ensure that every student has 
access to a safe learning environment.
  Today, with this legislation, we ensure that students and parents 
will better understand the culture and dangers of hazing on college 
campuses. As a result, I believe that H.R. 5646 is an important step 
forward to protect the health, safety, and future of our students.
  Again, I thank Representatives McBath and Duncan for their leadership 
on this issue.
  Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to support the bill, and I 
yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  Mr. Speaker, for far too long, the culture of hazing has permeated 
college campuses, impacting all types of student organizations. While 
some anti-hazing policies and laws are in place, more can be done to 
ensure all tools are appropriately used to deter this very dangerous 
culture.
  That is where H.R. 5646, the Stop Campus Hazing Act, comes in. It 
will improve reporting and prevention on college campuses. Simply put, 
it means ensuring students are safe.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank the bill's authors, Representative Lucy McBath 
and Representative Jeff Duncan.
  Students and their parents have advocated for this legislation. We 
have some of the families with us here today, and I would like to thank 
the families of Timothy Piazza, Max Gruver, Marquise Braham, Harrison 
Kowiak, Dalton Debrick, Collin Wiant, Justin King, George Desdunes, 
Gary DeVercelly, Jr., Sam Martinez, Gordie Bailey, Robert Champion, and 
Antonio Tsialis.
  I also thank the Clery Center, StopHazing Coalition, Anti-Hazing 
Coalition, National Panhellenic Conference, North American 
Interfraternity Conference, National Pan-Hellenic Council, SAFE 
Campuses, LLC, and dozens of other groups in support of H.R. 5646 that 
have recognized this terrible issue and worked tirelessly with Congress 
to draft this legislation.
  Mr. Speaker, today is an important day for student safety. I urge my 
colleagues to support this bipartisan legislation, and I yield back the 
balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Utah (Mr. Owens) that the House suspend the rules and 
pass the bill, H.R. 5646, as amended.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the 
rules were suspended and the bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

                          ____________________