HR 2720 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2019

Introduced May 14, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Barbara Lee D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · May 15, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMay 14, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

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.

Cosponsors 84

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 14, 2019 to Nov 5, 2020; 34 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-PADwight EvansOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-MNIlhan OmarOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-WIMark PocanOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-CANorma J. TorresOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-CAPete AguilarOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-WARick LarsenOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-CARo KhannaOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-OHTim RyanOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-TXVeronica EscobarOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.May 16, 2019
D-NHAnn M. KusterMay 16, 2019
D-MAJoseph P. Kennedy IIIMay 16, 2019
D-TNSteve CohenMay 16, 2019
D-MAAyanna PressleyMay 20, 2019
D-NVDina TitusMay 20, 2019
D-CAJulia BrownleyMay 20, 2019
D-NMDebra A. HaalandMay 21, 2019
D-TXLizzie FletcherMay 21, 2019
D-CAKatie HillMay 23, 2019
D-NHChris PappasMay 28, 2019
D-WAAdam SmithJun 3, 2019
D-NCDavid E. PriceJun 5, 2019
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioJun 5, 2019
D-CAEric SwalwellJun 25, 2019
D-CATj CoxJul 5, 2019
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalJul 9, 2019
D-CAJared HuffmanJul 12, 2019
D-TXLloyd DoggettJul 25, 2019
D-ILBill FosterJul 30, 2019
D-CTJahana HayesJul 30, 2019
D-CATed LieuJul 30, 2019
D-CAMaxine WatersAug 13, 2019
D-NMBen Ray LujánAug 16, 2019
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaAug 27, 2019
D-CAJimmy GomezSep 10, 2019
D-PAMichael F. DoyleSep 10, 2019
D-NYKathleen M. RiceSep 12, 2019
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánSep 24, 2019
D-NVSusie LeeNov 13, 2019
D-COEd PerlmutterNov 20, 2019
D-MIDebbie DingellDec 6, 2019
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthDec 6, 2019
D-NYJerrold NadlerDec 23, 2019
D-CAJerry McNerneyJan 15, 2020
D-CAAmi BeraJan 24, 2020
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Jan 24, 2020
D-CASusan A. DavisJan 24, 2020
D-CAKaren BassFeb 7, 2020
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoFeb 21, 2020
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyFeb 21, 2020
D-CAMike LevinFeb 25, 2020
D-AZRuben GallegoFeb 25, 2020
D-NYEliot L. EngelApr 23, 2020
D-CAMike ThompsonApr 23, 2020
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayApr 23, 2020
D-CAMark TakanoJun 24, 2020
D-NVSteven HorsfordJul 9, 2020
D-CAZoe LofgrenOct 13, 2020
D-OHJoyce BeattyNov 5, 2020

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred May 14, 2019
Health Subcommittee
Referred May 15, 2019
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred May 14, 2019

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 15, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. May 14, 2019Introduced in House
  3. May 14, 2019Referred 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.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I of the United States Constitution and its subsequent amendments, and further clarified and interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 80, May 14, 2019, pages H3791, H3790.

Related bills 4

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1524Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2019Related billMay 16, 2019
HR 3602Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2017Reintroduction ofAug 4, 2017
S 4819Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2020Related billOct 20, 2020
HR 6637Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2020Related billJul 9, 2020

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
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.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2019

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 14, 2019Introduced in House

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