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HR 1736 105th Congress House

Teenage Pregnancy Reduction Act of 1997

Official title: To provide for a reduction in the rate of adolescent pregnancy through the evaluation of public and private prevention programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 22, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Federal aid to child health servicesGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment publicityHealthSocial WelfareTeenage pregnancy
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This bill died when the 105th Congress ended
It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 2, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
May 22, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
May 22, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 2, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Teenage Pregnancy Reduction Act of 1997 - Mandates evaluation (directly or through grants or contracts) of a wide variety of existing promising programs to prevent adolescent pregnancy, including programs that do not receive Federal grants. Mandates scientific peer review of evaluation proposals. Authorizes appropriations.

Authorizes appropriations.

Authorizes an operating grant to a program found (by the evaluation under this Act) to be effective. Authorizes appropriations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 14, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1736: Teenage Pregnancy Reduction Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1736/
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"H.R. 1736: Teenage Pregnancy Reduction Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1736/.
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H.R. 1736, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1736/.
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