# 114-hr-1706: Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2015

114-hr-1706, Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-1706
- Congress: 114
- Title: Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- Introduced: 2015-03-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 80
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (80)

- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- JIM MCDERMOTT (D-WA), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN CONYERS (D-MI), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- SAM FARR (D-CA), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2015-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2015-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2015-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2015-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2015-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2015-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2015-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2015-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2015-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- SANDER LEVIN (D-MI), 2015-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2015-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2015-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- CHAKA FATTAH (D-PA), 2015-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2015-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2015-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- LOUISE SLAUGHTER (D-NY), 2015-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2015-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2015-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2015-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2015-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2015-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2015-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2015-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2015-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2015-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2016-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2016-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2016-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2016-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2016-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- LUIS GUTIERREZ (D-IL), 2016-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- ROBERT BRADY (D-PA), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- LOIS CAPPS (D-CA), 2016-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2016-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2016-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2016-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2016-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2016-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2016-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2016-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2016-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2016-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2016-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2016-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2016-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2016-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2016-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2016-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2016-11-15T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-1619: Paycheck Fairness Act
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- 114-hr-3268: PAST Act
- 114-hr-2867: Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-1706 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1706)

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