H.R. 662: REACH Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-17 · Education · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-17 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

REACH Act

Plain 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.

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Official text

REACH Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] · 73 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

David P. Joyce (R-OH), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), J. French Hill (R-AR), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Lucy McBath (D-GA), André Carson (D-IN), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Al Green (D-TX), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Kathy Castor (D-FL) and 13 more.

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Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr662.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr662 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116