H.R. 1706

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Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2015

Introduced 3/26/2015•114th Congress•House

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

11/16/2015 • House

Summary

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.

Introduced in House • 3/26/2015

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Health

Assault and harassment offensesChild healthCrime victimsDomestic violence and child abuseDrug, 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 offenses

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Sponsor

Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]

Democrat • CA-13

Cosponsors (80)

Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]

D-NY-9

Joined 3/26/2015

Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

D-DC0

Joined 3/26/2015

Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]

D-CT-3

Joined 3/26/2015

Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]

D-IL-9

Joined 3/26/2015

Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]

D-FL-20

Joined 3/26/2015

Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]

D-CA-41

Joined 3/26/2015

Bill Journey

Originated in the House

Introduced

March 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.

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