118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1697 — Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act of 2023

“A bill 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.”

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Introduced May 18, 2023

Last action May 18, 2023

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SummaryCRS Summary

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; 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...

Provisions · 12 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

May 18, 2023

Introduced in Senate

May 18, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.