HR 662 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

REACH Act

Introduced Jan 17, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Marcia L. Fudge D-OH

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jan 17, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJan 17, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Report and Educate About Campus Hazing Act or the REACH Act

This bill addresses hazing incidents that involve students attending an institution of higher education (IHE). Hazing means an intentional, knowing, or reckless act committed by a student, or a former student, of an IHE against another student, 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; and (2) contributes to a substantial risk of physical injury, mental harm, or degradation or causes physical injury, mental harm or personal degradation.

Specifically, an IHE must disclose hazing incidents that were reported to campus security authorities or local police agencies in its annual security report.

In addition, each IHE must provide students with an educational program on hazing that includes information on hazing awareness, hazing prevention, and the IHE's policies on hazing.

Cosponsors 73

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 17, 2019 to Jun 22, 2020; 47 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-VAA. Donald McEachinOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-TXAl GreenOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.OriginalJan 17, 2019
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-LACedric L. RichmondOriginalJan 17, 2019
R-TNCharles J. "Chuck" FleischmannOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-TXColin Z. AllredOriginalJan 17, 2019
R-OHDavid P. JoyceOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-PADwight EvansOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJan 17, 2019
D-MNIlhan OmarOriginalJan 17, 2019
R-ARJ. French HillOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalJan 17, 2019
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-COJoe NeguseOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-ILLauren UnderwoodOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-GALucy McBathOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-CARo KhannaOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalJan 17, 2019
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-FLStephanie N. MurphyOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-NVSteven HorsfordOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-FLVal Butler DemingsOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-NHAnn M. KusterJan 29, 2019
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaJan 29, 2019
R-OHSteve StiversJan 29, 2019
D-MIAndy LevinJan 30, 2019
D-GADavid ScottJan 30, 2019
D-NJAndy KimMar 5, 2019
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsMar 8, 2019
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonMar 12, 2019
R-PAGlenn ThompsonMar 12, 2019
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickMar 14, 2019
D-FLKathy CastorMar 26, 2019
D-NJTom MalinowskiMar 26, 2019
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardApr 30, 2019
D-CAZoe LofgrenApr 30, 2019
D-NYBrian HigginsMay 3, 2019
D-CAMark DeSaulnierMay 3, 2019
D-VAJennifer WextonMay 9, 2019
R-TXDan CrenshawMay 14, 2019
D-NJJosh GottheimerJun 4, 2019
D-CABarbara LeeAug 6, 2019
D-CAJim CostaOct 4, 2019
R-PAJohn JoyceOct 22, 2019
D-CAJimmy PanettaDec 3, 2019
R-OHTroy BaldersonDec 3, 2019
D-IAAbby FinkenauerJan 8, 2020
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeJun 22, 2020

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Jan 17, 2019

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 17, 2019Introduced in House
  2. Jan 17, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, clause 3 provides Congress with the power to ``regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 10, January 17, 2019, page H720.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 706REACH ActRelated billMar 7, 2019

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to disclose hazing incidents, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
REACH Act
Report and Educate About Campus Hazing Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 17, 2019Introduced in House

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