{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mcbath.house.gov/2026/09/24/representatives-mcbath-thompson-and-senators-klobuchar-cassidy-introduce-national-hazing-awareness-week-resolution/", "Representatives McBath, Thompson and Senators Klobuchar, Cassidy Introduce National Hazing Awareness Week Resolution", "2026-09-24", "2026", "2026-09", "Democrat", "House", "GA", "Lucy McBath", "M001208", "mcbath.house.gov", "mcbath", "https://mcbath.house.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 This week, Representatives Lucy McBath (D-GA-06) and Glen \u201cGT\u201d Thompson (R-PA-15) are leading a resolution to recognize September 21-25, 2026 as \u201cNational Hazing Awareness Week.\u201d The resolution recognizes the hundreds of students who have died or suffered severe, life-altering injuries because of collegiate hazing and promotes efforts to prevent hazing. A companion resolution has been introduced by U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA). This is the fourth year that Rep. McBath has led this resolution to recognize the pain felt by families who have lost a child to hazing.\n\n\u201cI have been honored to work with families and advocates to pass legislation to end campus hazing. I know what it\u2019s like to lose a loved one, and no parent should ever have to bury their child,\u201d said Rep. McBath. \u201cI\u2019m glad to lead efforts once again to spread awareness about the pain of these incidents and am grateful to my colleagues for their continued commitment to protecting our students.\u201d\n\n\u201cHazing has left countless students with life-altering injuries, and too many families have had to endure the loss of a loved one. I am pleased to introduce this bipartisan resolution to bring awareness, accountability, and transparency to campuses in an effort to help protect students from hazing,\u201d Rep. Thompson said.\n\n\u201cWhen parents send their kids away to college, they expect they will get a good education and make new friends. They don\u2019t expect them to be harassed and hazed. Hazing is a dangerous \u2014 and at times deadly \u2014 reality that students are confronted with,\u201d said Sen. Klobuchar. \u201cWith this resolution, we honor the students who have died or been severely injured due to hazing and promote preventive efforts. This goes hand in hand with our bipartisan Stop Campus Hazing Act, which is improving hazing reporting and prevention on college campuses.\u201d\n\n\u201cStudents should not have to fear getting physically or emotionally harmed while they are simply trying to find community at college,\u201d said Dr. Cassidy. \u201cThanks to the tireless work of the Gruver family and other advocates, we passed the Stop Campus Hazing Act last Congress to increase accountability and ensure hazing is never ignored.\u201d\n\nIn 2024, the bipartisan bill to stop campus hazing led by McBath, Klobuchar, and Cassidy was signed into law. H.R. 5646, the Stop Campus Hazing Act, combats hazing and dangerous practices towards students on college campuses by ensuring transparency and setting parameters for preventative action.", 1, "2026-09-25T10:04:52Z", "2026-09-25T10:05:46Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://mcbath.house.gov/2026/09/24/representatives-mcbath-thompson-and-senators-klobuchar-cassidy-introduce-national-hazing-awareness-week-resolution/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.8898709677159786, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}