United StatesSenate would support a week to raise hazing awareness
The Senate would support a national hazing awareness week in September 2026 and encourage people across the country to promote prevention.
What it does
The Senate would support a national week to raise hazing awareness and encourage people across the country to promote prevention. The resolution says that work should continue year-round.
Argument forA national week could prompt more people to discuss hazing and prevention, keeping attention on a problem the resolution describes as harmful and sometimes deadly.
Argument againstA week of public attention may not change campus behavior by itself, since the resolution encourages awareness rather than requiring new prevention steps.
More detail
The Senate would support naming September 21 through September 25, 2026, National Hazing Awareness Week, and encourage people to promote awareness and prevention. The Senate would express its support, and people in the United States would be encouraged to observe the week. The resolution says hazing prevention should remain an ongoing commitment beyond that week. The proposed awareness week runs from September 21 through September 25, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Adopted
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 24Submitted in SenateLatest
- Sep 24Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S5010)Introduced
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