By Amy Rock
A federal anti-hazing bill is one step closer to becoming law after the U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee advanced the proposed legislation last week by a 28-2 vote.
The bi-partisan Stop Campus Hazing Act (H.R. 5646) would amend the Jeanne Clery Act to require institutions of higher education to disclose hazing crime statistics in its Annual Security Report (ASR), publicly list student organizations found responsible for hazing, and offer a research-informed hazing prevention program for students.
“[H.R. 5646] is about empowering students and families so that they can make an informed decision for themselves about what school they or their loved one attends or the club that they may join, and hopefully save their lives,” said U.S. Representative Lucy McBath, a Georgia Democrat and bill sponsor.