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HR 2553 109th Congress House

Responsible Education About Life Act

Official title: To provide for the reduction of adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 23, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 3, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 23, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 23, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 3, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Responsible Education About Life Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States for family life education, including education on abstinence and contraception, to prevent teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.

Expresses the sense of Congress that States are encouraged but not required to provide matching funds.

Requires the Secretary to provide for a national evaluation of a representative sample of such programs for effectiveness in changing adolescent sexual behavior, including delaying sexual and high-risk activity, preventing pregnancy and disease (including HIV/AIDS), and increasing contraceptive knowledge. Requires States receiving such grants to provide for an individual evaluation of the State's program by an external, independent entity.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 768 Related bill Family Life Education Act
  • S 368 Related bill Responsible Education About Life Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 47
All 47 Democratic 33 Independent 1
WU, DAVID
· May 2, 2006
MOORE, DENNIS
· Mar 15, 2006
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 28, 2006
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Dec 16, 2005
Davis, Artur
· Dec 14, 2005
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Dec 14, 2005
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Dec 14, 2005
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Dec 14, 2005
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Nov 17, 2005
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Nov 17, 2005
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Nov 17, 2005
WATT, MELVIN
· Nov 17, 2005
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Nov 7, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Nov 7, 2005
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Oct 25, 2005
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Oct 25, 2005
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Oct 25, 2005
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Sep 13, 2005
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jul 26, 2005
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jul 22, 2005
BAIRD, BRIAN
· May 23, 2005
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 23, 2005
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 23, 2005
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· May 23, 2005
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 23, 2005
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · May 23, 2005
HARMAN, JANE
· May 23, 2005
INSLEE, JAY
· May 23, 2005
KENNEDY, PATRICK
· May 23, 2005
KILPATRICK, CAROLYN
· May 23, 2005
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 23, 2005
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 23, 2005
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 23, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 23, 2005
Meek, Kendrick
· May 23, 2005
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 23, 2005
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 23, 2005
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 23, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 23, 2005
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 23, 2005
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 23, 2005
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · May 23, 2005
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · May 23, 2005
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · May 23, 2005
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · May 23, 2005
Watson, Diane
· May 23, 2005
WEINER, ANTHONY
· May 23, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2553: Responsible Education About Life Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2553/
MLA
"H.R. 2553: Responsible Education About Life Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2553/.
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H.R. 2553, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2553/.
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