Congress Approves Anti-Hazing Legislation

After years of failed attempts, the first-ever federal anti-hazing legislation is on its way to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law. The Stop Campus Hazing Act cleared the U.S. House back in September, and on Wednesday the Senate passed it as well. The bipartisan bill was supported by families of numerous hazing victims and by Greek life organizations including the National Panhellenic Conference and the North American Interfraternity Conference. The law requires higher education institutions to publish both their hazing prevention policies and the names of organizations that have violated those policies on their websites. The law will also require every college and university to develop a campuswide, research-based hazing education and prevention program.