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Responsible Education About Life Act

Introduced: February 10, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Feb 10, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1306-1307)
Feb 10, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1305-1306)
Feb 10, 2005
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 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.

What's happening now February 10, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1306-1307)

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 768 Related bill Family Life Education Act
  • HR 2553 Related bill Responsible Education About Life Act
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 2, 2006
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Feb 15, 2005
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Feb 10, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 368: Responsible Education About Life Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-368/
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"S. 368: Responsible Education About Life Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-368/.
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