# 114-hr-4475: Youth Access to Sexual Health Services Act of 2016

114-hr-4475, Youth Access to Sexual Health Services Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4475
- Congress: 114
- Title: Youth Access to Sexual Health Services Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2016-02-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC)
- Cosponsors: 35
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Youth Access to Sexual Health Services Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to support the access of marginalized youth to sexual health services such as sexual health education and contraception. Marginalized youth are disadvantaged individuals under the age of 26. Grants may be awarded to state or local health or education agencies, public schools, nonprofit organizations, hospitals, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations. Grants may be used to: (1) provide sexual health information to marginalized youth, (2) promote effective communication regarding sexual health among marginalized youth, (3) promote and support opportunities for school-age parents, and (3) train individuals who work with marginalized youth to promote sexual health and the development of safe and supportive environments. Grants may not be used to provide access to health services that: (1) are medically unsound; (2) withhold sexual health-promoting or lifesaving information; (3) promote gender stereotypes; or (4) are insensitive or unresponsive to the needs of homosexual, bisexual, or transgender youth, sexually active youth, school-age parents, or survivors of sexual abuse or assault. Unobligated FY2017 appropriations for abstinence education are made available for these grants.

## Cosponsors (35)

- Rep. Takai, Mark [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN CONYERS (D-MI), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- JIM MCDERMOTT (D-WA), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2016-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2016-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2016-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2016-09-28T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-4475 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4475)

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