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S. 1524 116th Congress Senate

Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2019

Official title: A bill to provide for the overall health and well-being of young people, including the promotion of lifelong sexual health and healthy relationships, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 16, 2019 Introduced by: Cory A. Booker Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
Health Alaska Natives and HawaiiansAppropriationsChild care and developmentChild health
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Education of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationFamily planning and birth controlFamily relationshipsHIV/AIDSHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHigher educationIndian social and development programsMedical researchMinority educationSex and reproductive healthSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSexually transmitted diseasesTeaching, teachers, curriculaWomen's health
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May 16, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 16, 2019
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 Latest action May 16, 2019

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 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.
 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6637 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2020
  • HR 2720 Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2019
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 9
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 16, 2019
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 16, 2019
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · May 16, 2019
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · May 16, 2019
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · May 16, 2019
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 16, 2019
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · May 16, 2019
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · May 16, 2019
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · May 16, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1524: Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1524/
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