SOC Endorsements

Security On Campus, Inc. Positions On College Access & Opportunity Act of 2004 (May 14, 2004)

SOC Policy Positions & Proposals

2003 Higher Education Act Reauthorization Proposals

Letter To House & Senate Education Committees Regarding The Jeanne Clery Act (January 30, 2003)

Prior Congressional Legislation

107th Congress

History of the Clery Act

Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act (2000)

1998 U.S. Senate Hearing (PDF)

1997 Congressional Hearing

1990 Congressional Testimony


Bills listed in the white area of the chart would amend the federal Higher Education Act while bills in the shaded area would amend other federal laws.



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Campus Security Legislation In The 108th Congress

Bill Number(s) Bill Title Description Status
H.J. RES. 2 Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 Includes $750,000 to fund a "Jeanne Clery Act" compliance handbook. 2/20/2003 Signed by President, Public Law No: 108-7.
H.R. 12 Fed Up Higher Education Technical Amendments Act of 2003 Includes a technical amendment to the "Jeanne Clery Act" changing references to Congressional committees. 1/7/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
S. 406 Communities Combating College Drinking and Drug Use Act Would provide grants to reduce underage drinking and illicit drug-use by students, both on and off campus. 2/13/2003 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
H.R. 1207 Hazing Prohibition Act of 2003 Would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to withhold Federal student financial assistance from students who have engaged in hazing, and to require the reporting of hazing statistics. 3/31/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
S. 620 College Fire Prevention Act Would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for fire sprinkler systems, or other fire suppression or prevention technologies, in public and private college and university housing and dormitories, including fraternity and sorority housing and dormitories. 3/13/2003 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
H.R. 1613 College Fire Prevention Act Would establish a demonstration incentive program within the Department of Education to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems, or other fire suppression or prevention technologies, in qualified student housing and dormitories. 5/2/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
S. 901 Higher Education Technical Amendments Act of 2003 Includes a technical amendment to the "Jeanne Clery Act" changing references to Congressional committees. 4/11/2003 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
H.R. 1843 Bryan's Law Would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to notify parents concerning missing person reports about their children. 4/29/03 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
H.R. 2683, S. 1385 The Campus Fire Safety Right to Know Act of 2003 Would provide for disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings. 7/9/2003 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. 7/9/2003 Referred to Senate to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
H.R. 3097 David Shick Honesty in Campus Justice Act Would amend FERPA to improve the access of the victims of crimes to information concerning the outcome of disciplinary proceedings by institutions of higher education. 10/6/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
H.R. 3385 No Financial Aid for Sex Offenders Act Would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prevent sex offenders subject to involuntary civil commitments from receiving Federal student financial aid. 11/17/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
H. Res. 575 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) should affirm its commitment to a policy of discouraging alcohol use among underage students by ending all alcohol advertising during radio and television broadcasts of collegiate sporting events. 3/24/2004 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
S. 2168, H.R. 3523 Equity in Law Enforcement Act Would extend the same Federal benefits to law enforcement officers serving private institutions of higher education and rail carriers, that apply to law enforcement officers serving units of State and local government. 3/4/2004 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

12/10/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

H.R. 4283 The College Access & Opportunity Act Would extend alcohol & other drug abuse prevention grants, clarify student eligibility for federal aid after a drug conviction, eliminate foreign schools from campus crime reporting, and require the disclosure of student disciplinary results to the victims of violent crime. 5/5/2004 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
H.R. 4318 Sexual Harrassment Reporting and Posting Act of 2004 Would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to widely distribute information describing their procedures for receiving and responding to complaints concerning harassment. 5/21/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
H.R. 4340 Suzanne Lyall Campus Safety Act 5/11/2004 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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