HR 3659 116th Congress House Education Advisory bodies Assault and harassment offenses Child safety and welfare Congressional oversight Crime victims Crimes against children Elementary and secondary education Family relationships Government studies and investigations School administration Teaching, teachers, curricula Violent crime

Danny’s Law

Introduced: July 9, 2019 See on congress.gov

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Sep 17, 2020

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Sep 16, 2020

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Sep 16, 2020

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4449-4450)

Sep 16, 2020

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

Sep 16, 2020

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3659.

Sep 16, 2020

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4449-4452)

Sep 16, 2020

Ms. Stevens moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Jul 9, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Jul 9, 2019

Introduced in House

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Danny's Law

This bill establishes the Anti-Bullying Roundtable as an independent commission to study and report on bullying in elementary and secondary schools in the United States.

Specifically, the roundtable must submit to the Department of Education (ED), and ED must make publicly available, a report on best practices concerning bullying, including cyberbullying. The report must contain recommendations for (1) preventing bullying, (2) educating school officials to recognize bullying, (3) helping parents to address the early warning signs of bullying with their children, (4) addressing the underlying causes of bullying behavior, and (5) addressing bullying of at-risk students. Further, the report must include examples of successful evidence-based bullying prevention programming.

In addition, the roundtable must submit a final report to ED and Congress containing (1) a detailed statement of its findings and conclusions, and (2) recommendations for lawmakers regarding effective bullying prevention policies.

What's happening now September 17, 2020

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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