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REACH Act

USA116th CongressS-706| Senate 
| Updated: 3/7/2019
Amy Klobuchar

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic Senator

Minnesota

Cosponsors (6)
Bill Cassidy (Republican)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Doug Jones (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Report and Educate About Campus Hazing Act or the REACH Act This bill requires each institution of higher education (IHE) to (1) provide a comprehensive program to prevent hazing, and (2) report hazing incidents. Hazing means an intentional, knowing, or reckless act committed by a student, or a former student, of an IHE against another 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 that is affiliated with the IHE (e.g., athletic teams); and (2) contributes to a substantial risk of physical injury, mental harm, or degradation or causes physical injury, mental harm or personal degradation. An IHE must disclose hazing incidents that were reported to campus officials in its annual security report.
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Timeline
Mar 7, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Mar 7, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec 31, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-2328
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 587.
  • March 7, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 7, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • December 31, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-2328
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 587.

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 116-662: REACH Act
Assault and harassment offensesCrime preventionCriminal justice information and recordsEducation programs fundingGovernment information and archivesHigher educationMental healthSchool athletics

REACH Act

USA116th CongressS-706| Senate 
| Updated: 3/7/2019
Report and Educate About Campus Hazing Act or the REACH Act This bill requires each institution of higher education (IHE) to (1) provide a comprehensive program to prevent hazing, and (2) report hazing incidents. Hazing means an intentional, knowing, or reckless act committed by a student, or a former student, of an IHE against another 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 that is affiliated with the IHE (e.g., athletic teams); and (2) contributes to a substantial risk of physical injury, mental harm, or degradation or causes physical injury, mental harm or personal degradation. An IHE must disclose hazing incidents that were reported to campus officials in its annual security report.
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Timeline
Mar 7, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Mar 7, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec 31, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-2328
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 587.
  • March 7, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 7, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • December 31, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-2328
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 587.
Amy Klobuchar

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic Senator

Minnesota

Cosponsors (6)
Bill Cassidy (Republican)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Doug Jones (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 116-662: REACH Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Assault and harassment offensesCrime preventionCriminal justice information and recordsEducation programs fundingGovernment information and archivesHigher educationMental healthSchool athletics