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Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2019

Introduced: December 6, 2019 See on congress.gov
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May 15, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 14, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
May 14, 2019
Introduced in House
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Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in coordination with certain HHS components, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Department of Education, to award grants for comprehensive sex education for adolescents. It also awards grants for comprehensive sex education provided by institutions of higher education and for training faculty and staff to teach comprehensive sex education to adolescents. Comprehensive sex education programs may include, among other things, instruction that addresses the physical, mental, emotional, and social dimensions of human sexuality and approaches designed to motivate and assist students to maintain and improve their sexual health, prevent disease and reduce sexual health-related risk behaviors.

Grant funds generally may not be used for specified purposes, including to (1) withhold specified health information related to HIV, (2) provide medically inaccurate information, or (3) promote gender or racial stereotypes.

The bill also

  • revises requirements and eliminates prohibitions regarding the content of educational programs funded through the HIV/AIDS prevention program,
  • repeals the prohibition on using funds for materials or programs that promote or encourage sexual activity and contraceptive distribution in school, and
  • repeals the Abstinence Only Until Marriage program.
What's happening now May 15, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 4819 Related bill Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2020
  • HR 6637 Related bill Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2020
  • S 1524 Related bill Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 61
All 61 Democratic 56
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Nov 5, 2020
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 13, 2020
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jun 24, 2020
CLAY, WM.
· Apr 23, 2020
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Apr 23, 2020
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Apr 23, 2020
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Feb 25, 2020
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Feb 25, 2020
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 21, 2020
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Jan 24, 2020
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Jan 24, 2020
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 24, 2020
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Dec 23, 2019
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Dec 6, 2019
Yarmuth, John
· Dec 6, 2019
 D
Lee, Susie
Nevada · Nov 13, 2019
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Sep 24, 2019
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Sep 10, 2019
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Aug 27, 2019
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Aug 16, 2019
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Aug 13, 2019
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jul 30, 2019
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jul 30, 2019
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jul 30, 2019
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jul 25, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jul 12, 2019
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jun 3, 2019
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · May 28, 2019
 D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · May 21, 2019
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · May 20, 2019
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · May 20, 2019
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · May 20, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 16, 2019
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · May 14, 2019
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · May 14, 2019
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · May 14, 2019
 D
Chu, Judy
California · May 14, 2019
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · May 14, 2019
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 14, 2019
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 14, 2019
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 14, 2019
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · May 14, 2019
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · May 14, 2019
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · May 14, 2019
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · May 14, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · May 14, 2019
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · May 14, 2019
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 14, 2019
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 14, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2720: Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2720/
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