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Responsible Education About Life Act

Introduced: March 22, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 23, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 22, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 22, 2007
Introduced in House
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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 March 23, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 28
All 28 Democratic 28
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Sep 23, 2008
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jul 8, 2008
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Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 3, 2008
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Apr 9, 2008
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Mar 31, 2008
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 31, 2008
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Feb 27, 2008
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 13, 2008
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 13, 2008
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Sherman, Brad
California · Dec 4, 2007
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Nov 5, 2007
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 24, 2007
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 14, 2007
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 7, 2007
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 30, 2007
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 30, 2007
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 24, 2007
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 19, 2007
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Apr 19, 2007
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 16, 2007
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Apr 16, 2007
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Apr 16, 2007
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Costa, Jim
California · Mar 27, 2007
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 27, 2007
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 27, 2007
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Green, Al
Texas · Mar 22, 2007
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Mar 22, 2007
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 22, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1653: Responsible Education About Life Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1653/
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"H.R. 1653: Responsible Education About Life Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1653/.
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H.R. 1653, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1653/.
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