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S. 2765 114th Congress Senate

Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2016

Official title: A bill to provide for the overall health and well-being of young people, including the promotion of comprehensive sexual health and healthy relationships, the … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to provide for the overall health and well-being of young people, including the promotion of comprehensive sexual health and healthy relationships, the reduction of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV, and the prevention of dating violence and sexual assault, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 7, 2016 Introduced by: Cory A. Booker Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Drug, alcohol, tobacco useEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingEducational technology and distance educationElementary and secondary educationFamily planning and birth controlFamily relationshipsHIV/AIDSHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHigher educationMinority educationPerformance measurementSex and reproductive healthSex offensesSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSexually transmitted diseasesTeaching, teachers, curriculaTeenage pregnancyViolent crime
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 7, 2016
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 Latest action April 7, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2016

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 certain 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.

This bill amends title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) of the Social Security Act to repeal the program for abstinence education. Unobligated funds for abstinence education for FY2016 and FY2017 are transferred and made available to carry out this Act.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5475 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2016
  • HR 1706 Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2015
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 11 Independent 1
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Sep 14, 2016
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 14, 2016
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 14, 2016
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Apr 26, 2016
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 7, 2016
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Apr 7, 2016
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Apr 7, 2016
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Apr 7, 2016
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Apr 7, 2016
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 7, 2016
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Apr 7, 2016
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 7, 2016
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