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HR 1551 111th 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: March 17, 2009 See on congress.gov
Health Child healthDrug, alcohol, tobacco useHIV/AIDSHealth programs administration and funding
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Health promotion and preventive carePerformance measurementSex and reproductive healthSexually transmitted diseases
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Mar 18, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 17, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 17, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 18, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Responsible Education About Life Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to states for sex education programs, including education on abstinence and contraception, to prevent teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.

Expresses the sense of Congress that states are encouraged, although not required, to provide matching funds to receive such grants.

Requires the Secretary to provide for a national evaluation of a representative sample of such programs for effectiveness in delaying the initiation of sexual intercourse and other high-risk behaviors, preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease, and increasing contraceptive knowledge and behavior. Requires states receiving such grants to provide for an individual evaluation of the state's program by an external, independent entity.

Prohibits such programs from discriminating on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, national origin, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 36
All 36 Democratic 30
D
Chu, Judy
California · Jan 19, 2010
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jan 19, 2010
Adler, John
· Dec 16, 2009
Dahlkemper, Kathleen
· Dec 9, 2009
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Oct 26, 2009
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jun 26, 2009
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 8, 2009
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 2, 2009
Massa, Eric
· Jun 2, 2009
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 7, 2009
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 6, 2009
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 6, 2009
Sablan, Gregorio
· May 6, 2009
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Apr 29, 2009
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Apr 29, 2009
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Apr 27, 2009
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 23, 2009
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 23, 2009
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Mar 30, 2009
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Mar 30, 2009
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 23, 2009
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 23, 2009
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 23, 2009
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 23, 2009
Delahunt, Bill
· Mar 19, 2009
Giffords, Gabrielle
· Mar 19, 2009
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Mar 18, 2009
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 17, 2009
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 17, 2009
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Mar 17, 2009
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Mar 17, 2009
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 17, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 17, 2009
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 17, 2009
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 17, 2009
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Mar 17, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1551: Responsible Education About Life Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1551/
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"H.R. 1551: Responsible Education About Life Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1551/.
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H.R. 1551, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1551/.
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