Glenn W. Thompson
09/25/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/25/2025 10:08
Representatives Thompson, McBath and Senators Klobuchar, Cassidy Introduce National Hazing Awareness Week Resolution
WASHINGTON, D.C.- This week, Representatives Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA) and Lucy McBath (D-GA) are leading a resolution to recognize September 22-26, 2025, as "National Hazing Awareness Week." The resolution recognizes the hundreds of students who have died or suffered severe, life-altering injuries as a result of collegiate hazing and promotes efforts to prevent hazing. A companion resolution was introduced by U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA).
In December, 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 preventative action.
The law includes many anti-hazing provisions long championed by Rep. Thompson and Evelyn and Jim Piazza, whose son, Tim Piazza, tragically passed away in February 2017 at Penn State as a direct result of a hazing ritual at his fraternity. Today, September 25, would have been Tim's 28th birthday.
In December, 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 preventative action.
The law includes many anti-hazing provisions long championed by Rep. Thompson and Evelyn and Jim Piazza, whose son, Tim Piazza, tragically passed away in February 2017 at Penn State as a direct result of a hazing ritual at his fraternity. Today, September 25, would have been Tim's 28th birthday.
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