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H.Res. 1551

ResolutionFederalHouseIn Committee
Honoring the life and legacy of the late Constance Benjamin Clery.
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Latest Action · September 16, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced
September 16, 2026
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This resolution honors the life and legacy of Constance Benjamin Clery, who passed away on June 23, 2026, at age 95. After her daughter Jeanne was murdered on a college campus in 1986, Connie and her husband Howard founded what became the Clery Center to improve campus safety and support crime victims. Their advocacy led to the passage of the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act in 1990, which requires colleges to disclose crime statistics and security policies to students and families, along with numerous subsequent amendments strengthening protections against sexual assault, dating violence, and hazing. Connie personally directed the Clery Center for nearly four decades, counseling grieving families and training campus safety professionals. The resolution expresses Congress's condolences to her family and reaffirms its commitment to enforcing the campus safety laws she helped create.

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