Lucy McBath (D-GA)

Honoring the life and legacy of the late Constance Benjamin Clery.

H.Res. 1551 · House resolution Education

A Democratic resolution with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

A House resolution is the House speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the House agrees to it, it is officially the House's word; it is not a law, so the Senate and the President have no part in it.

What this bill would do

This resolution honors the life and legacy of the late Constance Benjamin Clery. Connie Clery and her husband founded the nonprofit organization Security On Campus, Inc., now known as Clery Center, after the tragic murder of their daughter, Jeanne Clery, in 1986. She helped advance more than 30 State and Federal laws, notably the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990, which requires colleges to disclose campus crime statistics and security policies. She also led efforts to establish a Campus Sexual Assault Victims' Bill of Rights and expanded public disclosures related to campus safety. The Senate expresses profound sorrow at her passing, offers condolences to her family, and reaffirms its commitment to enforcing the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act.