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H.R. 5184: To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to include bullying and harassment prevention programs.

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H.R. 5184: To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to include bullying and harassment prevention programs.

111th Congress · introduced 2010-04-29 · Education · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2010-04-29 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to include bullying and harassment prevention programs.

Plain summary

Amends the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to require: (1) states to use grants for safe and drug-free schools to collect and report information on the incidence of bullying and harassment; and (2) local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools to use subgrants to prevent and respond to incidents of bullying and harassment. Requires such LEAs or schools to: (1) notify parents and students annually of conduct prohibited in their school discipline policies, that now must include bullying and harassment; and (2) establish complaint procedures for students and parents to register complaints regarding such conduct. Includes bullying and harassment within the Act's definition of violence.

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Official text

To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to include bullying and harassment prevention programs.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · 6 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Henry Cuellar (D-TX), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Richard E. Neal (D-MA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] reported raising $100,598 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-hr5184 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111