Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act of 2021
Latest action · May 19, 2021 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.
- IntroducedMay 18, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act of 2021
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish grants to support sex education and sexual health services for young people (ages 10 through 29) and repeals requirements that apply to certain federally funded sex education programs.
HHS must award grants, in coordination with the Department of Education, to (1) provide sex education to young people through elementary and secondary schools, institutions of higher education, and youth-serving organizations; and (2) train education professionals to effectively teach, and otherwise support, sex education. Sex education refers to high quality teaching and learning that
- follows, to the maximum extent practicable, specified educational standards;
- covers a variety of topics concerning sex and sexuality;
- explores values and beliefs about those topics; and
- helps young people gain skills to navigate relationships and manage sexual health.
Additionally, HHS must award grants for the provision of sexual health services to marginalized youth to youth-serving organizations and health care entities that are eligible to receive covered outpatient drugs at reduced prices through the 340B drug discount program.
Recipients of any of these grants must comply with certain nondiscrimination requirements. In addition, they may not use funds for sex education programs or sexual health services that provide incomplete or inaccurate medical information or fail to address specified issues.
The bill also eliminates prohibitions regarding the content of specified federally funded sexual health education and information programs and repeals the Abstinence Only Until Marriage program.
Cosponsors 88
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 18, 2021 to Dec 22, 2022; 47 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-MO | Cori Bush | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | May 18, 2021 |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Mondaire Jones | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jul 21, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Jul 21, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Sep 3, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Sep 3, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Sep 3, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Sep 3, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | Sep 17, 2021 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Sep 22, 2021 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Oct 21, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Oct 21, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Oct 21, 2021 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Oct 22, 2021 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Oct 28, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Oct 28, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Nov 2, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Nov 2, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Nov 2, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Nov 3, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Nov 15, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Nov 15, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Nov 18, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Dec 16, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Apr 26, 2022 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | May 18, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | May 19, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Marie Newman | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Sep 29, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Oct 7, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Dec 22, 2022 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred May 18, 2021 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 18, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 19, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 19, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 18, 2021Introduced in House
- May 18, 2021Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 86, May 18, 2021, page H2542.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 117-44 | A STATE OF CRISIS: EXAMINING THE URGENT NEED TO PROTECT AND EXPAND ABORTION RIGHTS AND ACCESS86 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Sep 30, 2021 |
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1689 | Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act of 2021 | Identical bill | May 18, 2021 |
| HR 3583 | Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act of 2023 | Reintroduced Bill | May 26, 2023 |
| S 4486 | Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022 | Related bill | Jun 23, 2022 |
| HR 7585 | Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022 | Related bill | Jun 29, 2022 |
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 and attainment of lifelong sexual health and healthy relationships, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Academic performance and assessments
- Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
- Child health
- Congressional oversight
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Education programs funding
- Educational technology and distance education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Family planning and birth control
- Health
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Higher education
- Indian social and development programs
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Mental health
- Minority education
- Minority health
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Sex and reproductive health
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Women's health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 18, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
