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HR 2874 112th Congress House

Abstinence Education Reallocation Act of 2011

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to award grants … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to award grants on a competitive basis to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents.

Introduced: October 31, 2011 See on congress.gov
Health Child healthFamily planning and birth controlHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive care
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Became law
Sep 20, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 13, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6105)
Sep 8, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 8, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 20, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Abstinence Education Reallocation Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to award grants for qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents. Requires such education to meet certain criteria, including: (1) being age-appropriate, medically accurate, and evidence-based; (2) having as its sole purpose the teaching of the skills and benefits of sexual abstinence as the optimal sexual health behavior for youth; and (3) teaching the benefits of refraining from nonmarital sexual activity, the advantage of reserving sexual activity for marriage, and the foundational components of a healthy relationship.

Gives priority to programs that serve youth ages 12 to 19 and that will promote the protective benefits of parent-child communication regarding healthy sexual decisionmaking.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2185 Related bill Abstinence Education Reallocation Act of 2012
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 44
All 44 Republican 13
R
Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Jun 29, 2012
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · Feb 7, 2012
PENCE, MIKE
· Dec 15, 2011
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Dec 14, 2011
Black, Diane
· Dec 5, 2011
Fortenberry, Jeff
· Nov 30, 2011
McCotter, Thaddeus
· Nov 30, 2011
Alexander, Rodney
· Nov 22, 2011
Marchant, Kenny
· Nov 18, 2011
Neugebauer, Randy
· Nov 18, 2011
SHIMKUS, JOHN
· Nov 18, 2011
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Nov 17, 2011
MANZULLO, DONALD
· Nov 17, 2011
Garrett, Scott
· Nov 15, 2011
DUNCAN, JOHN
· Nov 14, 2011
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Nov 14, 2011
Austria, Steve
· Nov 10, 2011
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Nov 10, 2011
Gowdy, Trey
· Nov 10, 2011
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Nov 10, 2011
Lipinski, Daniel
· Nov 4, 2011
Gingrey, Phil
· Nov 3, 2011
JOHNSON, TIMOTHY
· Nov 3, 2011
JOHNSON, SAM
· Nov 3, 2011
King, Steve
· Nov 3, 2011
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Nov 3, 2011
Rodgers, Cathy
· Nov 2, 2011
KINGSTON, JACK
· Nov 1, 2011
Pearce, Stevan
· Nov 1, 2011
Conaway, K.
· Oct 31, 2011
Franks, Trent
· Oct 31, 2011
Fleming, John
· Oct 27, 2011
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Oct 26, 2011
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Oct 26, 2011
Schmidt, Jean
· Oct 26, 2011
Palazzo, Steven
· Oct 25, 2011
 R
Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Oct 25, 2011
BURTON, DAN
· Oct 24, 2011
Coffman, Mike
· Oct 24, 2011
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Oct 24, 2011
Boren, Dan
· Oct 13, 2011
Flores, Bill
· Oct 12, 2011
TIBERI, PATRICK
· Oct 11, 2011
 R
Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Sep 22, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2874: Abstinence Education Reallocation Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2874/
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"H.R. 2874: Abstinence Education Reallocation Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2874/.
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H.R. 2874, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2874/.
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