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Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2015

Introduced: March 26, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Nov 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Nov 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Mar 27, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 26, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 26, 2015
Introduced in House
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Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2015

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award competitive grants for: (1) comprehensive sex education for adolescents; (2) comprehensive sex education provided by institutions of higher education; and (3) training faculty and staff to teach comprehensive sex education to elementary and secondary school students.

Grants cannot be used for health education programs that:

  • deliberately withhold health-promoting or lifesaving information about sexuality-related topics, including HIV;
  • are medically inaccurate or have been scientifically shown to be ineffective;
  • promote gender stereotypes;
  • are insensitive and unresponsive to the needs of survivors of sexual abuse or assault, sexually active youth, or lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning youth; or
  • are inconsistent with the ethical imperatives of medicine and public health.

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to remove limitations on using AIDS prevention program funding for education or information that promotes sexual activity or intravenous substance abuse.

This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow funding to be used for contraceptive distribution in schools.
What's happening now November 16, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2765 Related bill Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2016
  • HR 5475 Related bill Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2016
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 40
All 40 Democratic 40
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Nov 15, 2016
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Sep 28, 2016
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Meng, Grace
New York · Sep 27, 2016
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Sep 19, 2016
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Sep 6, 2016
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 6, 2016
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 14, 2016
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 11, 2016
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Apr 26, 2016
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Chu, Judy
California · Apr 25, 2016
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Huffman, Jared
California · Apr 25, 2016
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Apr 14, 2016
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Feb 25, 2016
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Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Nov 30, 2015
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Nov 16, 2015
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Oct 1, 2015
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Sep 17, 2015
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 16, 2015
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Waters, Maxine
California · Sep 8, 2015
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jun 2, 2015
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Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jun 2, 2015
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · May 20, 2015
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · May 14, 2015
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Lieu, Ted
California · Apr 29, 2015
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 13, 2015
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Apr 13, 2015
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Apr 13, 2015
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Mar 26, 2015
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 26, 2015
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 26, 2015
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 26, 2015
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Frankel, Lois
Florida · Mar 26, 2015
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 26, 2015
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 26, 2015
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 26, 2015
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Mar 26, 2015
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 26, 2015
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Takano, Mark
California · Mar 26, 2015
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Mar 26, 2015
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Mar 26, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1706: Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1706/
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"H.R. 1706: Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1706/.
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