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HR 3616 99th Congress House Families Abortion Abortion, Birth Control, and Family Planning Alcohol and Alcoholic Beverages Alcohol and youth Alcoholism Child health Children and youth Domestic Relations and Families Drug abuse Drugs and narcotics Family planning and birth control Health Health education Maternal health services Minorities Minority health care Nutrition Parent and child Teenage pregnancy

A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to fund adolescent health demonstration projects.

Introduced: October 24, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
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To President
Became law
Nov 1, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Oct 24, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Oct 24, 1985
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants for the establishment or support of adolescent health demonstration projects. Requires such projects to: (1) provide nutrition and hygiene counseling, health care related to sports, family planning education and services, prenatal and postpartum care, family life and parenting counseling, and alcohol and drug abuse education and treatment; (2) serve adolescents before their graduation from high school; (3) encourage family participation; and (4) establish community advisory committees.

Directs the Secretary to give priority to project applicants who will serve areas with low-income or minority populations.

States that no grant funds may be used to perform or pay for abortions.

Requires parental consent for adolescents to receive services provided by such projects.

Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress by December 1, 1992.

What's happening now November 1, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1