H.R. 2720

Referred to Committee

Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2019

Introduced 5/14/2019•116th Congress•House

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

5/15/2019 • House

Summary

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.

Introduced in House • 5/14/2019

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Health

Alaska Natives and HawaiiansAppropriationsChild care and developmentChild healthEducation 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 diseases

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Sponsor

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

Democrat • CA-13

Cosponsors (84)

Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]

D-OR-3

Joined 5/14/2019

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

D-DC0

Joined 5/14/2019

Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]

D-OR-1

Joined 5/14/2019

Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]

D-MN-5

Joined 5/14/2019

Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23]

D-FL-23

Joined 5/14/2019

Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]

D-WI-4

Joined 5/14/2019

Bill Journey

Originated in the House

Introduced

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.

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