# 119-hr-3527: Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act of 2025

119-hr-3527, Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3527
- Congress: 119
- Title: Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC)
- Cosponsors: 24
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Comprehensive, evidence-informed sex education** would get a national framework and federal grant programs to expand medically accurate, youth-friendly sexual health services for young people ages 10 to 29. The bill emphasizes confidentiality, cultural responsiveness, trauma-informed care, and a reproductive justice approach aligned with national sex education standards. - Families and young people: Curricula and services would cover pregnancy prevention, sexually transmitted infections, consent, gender identity and expression, and support for survivors and parenting youth. It aims to reduce inequities affecting Black, Indigenous, Latine, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other people of color. - Schools, colleges, and educators: State and local education agencies, tribal organizations, and higher education institutions would compete for five-year grants to develop instruction, orientation courses, peer programs, and teacher training. Higher education grants prioritize minority-serving and needy institutions and allow subgrants for professional development. - Underserved communities and health services: Grant-funded projects would deliver youth-friendly sexual health services, improve referrals and outreach, modify service locations and schedules, and provide transportation or linkages while prohibiting medically inaccurate or exclusionary uses of funds. *Would authorize $100 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2031 to carry out the programs, with set reservations for each grant category.*

## Cosponsors (24)

- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- End federal abstinence-only funding: benefit, medium. The bill would repeal the federal law that authorizes the Abstinence Only Until Marriage program. If enacted, that authorization would end going forward.
- New grants for youth sexual health: benefit, medium. This bill would fund $100 million each year for fiscal years 2026–2031. The government would award competitive 5‑year grants for K–12, colleges, educator training, and youth‑friendly sexual health services. Each year, the Department would reserve up to 30% for K–12 and youth programs, up to 10% for…
- No discrimination or misleading sex education: benefit, medium. Federal money from this bill could not fund programs that hide life‑saving information (including about HIV), are medically wrong or incomplete, or promote stereotypes. Programs would need to meet the needs of sexually active youth, pregnant or parenting youth, survivors of violence, and youth with…
- Who can get help and services: benefit, medium. You would be eligible if you are age 10–29 when you start a program. Grants would prioritize underserved young people, including people of color, immigrants, youth in foster care or juvenile justice, homeless youth, pregnant or parenting youth, LGBTQ+ youth, youth with HIV, youth with disabilities,…
- Add info on IV drug risks: benefit, low. Programs that get federal health education funds under this title would have to include information on the effects of intravenous drug use. This would replace older content rules for those programs.
- Annual reports and independent evaluation: benefit, low. Grantees would file yearly reports on how funds were used and who was served. The Department would report to Congress within one year, and then yearly for five years. The Department would hire an independent nonprofit within six months to run a multi‑year evaluation. The final evaluation would be d…

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- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-2743: Raise the Wage Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-3527 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3527)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-2743: Raise the Wage Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2743)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3527 (as of 2026-09-21).