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Bill116th CongressFiled Jul 9, 2019Education
H.R. 3659

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What it doesSummary passed house (Sep 16, 2020)

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 just happenedSep 17, 2020

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

Who’s behind it

Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11](D-NY)Sponsor
11 cosponsors7 D4 R
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  1. Sep 17, 2020IntroReferral

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

    Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
  2. Sep 16, 2020FloorH38310

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

  3. Sep 16, 2020FloorH37300

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

  4. Sep 16, 2020Floor8000

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

  5. Sep 16, 2020FloorH8D000

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

  6. Sep 16, 2020FloorH30000

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

  7. Sep 16, 2020FloorH30300

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

  8. Jul 9, 2019IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

    Education and the Workforce Committee
  9. Jul 9, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  10. Jul 9, 2019IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Passed HouseSep 16, 202053

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.

Introduced in HouseJul 9, 2019

Danny's Law

This bill requires the President to establish an Anti-Bullying Roundtable to study bullying in elementary and secondary schools in the United States.

The roundtable must submit a report about best practices concerning bullying, including recommendations for (1) combating bullying, (2) educating school officials to recognize bullying, and (3) helping parents to address the early warning signs of bullying with their children.

Danny's Law — Informed