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H.R. 2553 (109th)

Responsible Education About Life Act

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Introduced

23 May 2005

Last action

3 June 2005 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36], Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], ROBERT BRADY, Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53], Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]

Subjects

Healthcare, Education

Source updated

15 August 2025

Healthcare · Education

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Summary

Responsible Education About Life Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States for family life education, including education on abstinence and contraception, to prevent teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Expresses the sense of Congress that States are encouraged but not required to provide matching funds. Requires the Secretary to provide for a national evaluation of a representative sample of such programs for effectiveness in changing adolescent sexual behavior, including delaying sexual and high-risk activity, preventing pregnancy and disease (including HIV/AIDS), and increasing contraceptive knowledge. Requires States receiving such grants to provide for an individual evaluation of the State's program by an external, independent entity.

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Timeline

  1. 23 May 2005

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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  2. 23 May 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 23 May 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 3 June 2005

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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