REACH Act
Latest action · Mar 15, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedMar 15, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Report and Educate About Campus Hazing Act or the REACH Act
This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student-aid programs to report hazing incidents and implement hazing education programs.
Specifically, the bill requires each IHE to disclose hazing incidents that were reported to campus officials in its annual security report. The bill defines the term hazing to mean any 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., an athletic team); and (2) contributes to a substantial risk of physical injury, mental harm, or degradation or causes physical injury, mental harm, or personal degradation.
In addition, each IHE must implement a comprehensive program to prevent hazing, which must include information on hazing awareness, hazing prevention, and the IHE's policies on hazing.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 15, 2021 to Sep 13, 2022, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Original | Mar 15, 2021 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Mar 15, 2021 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Mar 15, 2021 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Apr 12, 2021 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | May 27, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Jul 12, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Mar 31, 2022 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Jun 6, 2022 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Jul 27, 2022 | |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Jul 27, 2022 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Aug 2, 2022 | |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Aug 2, 2022 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Sep 13, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 15, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Mar 15, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 2
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Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
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- Mar 15, 2021Introduced in Senate
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