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HR 975 112th Congress House

Anti-Bullying and Harassment Act of 2011

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

Introduced: July 19, 2011 Introduced by: Davis, Danny K. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Education Assault and harassment offensesCrime preventionCrimes against childrenDisability and health-based discrimination
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Became law
Mar 21, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Mar 9, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 9, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 21, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Anti-Bullying and Harassment Act of 2011 - 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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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5
SHIMKUS, JOHN
· Feb 7, 2012
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Feb 7, 2012
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 19, 2011
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 22, 2011
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 12, 2011
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 12, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 975: Anti-Bullying and Harassment Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-975/
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