IV 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 432 

Supporting the goals and ideals of the month of May as Sex Ed For All 

Month: Equity and Access for All. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 22, 2023 

Ms. JAYAPAL (for herself, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, 

Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. CROCKETT, Mr. POCAN, Ms. PRESSLEY, 

Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. TRONE, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mrs. 

WATSON COLEMAN, and Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 

the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting the goals and ideals of the month of May as 

Sex Ed For All Month: Equity and Access for All. 

Whereas Sex Ed For All Month is a nationwide observance 

that calls on people to take action to invest so as to ensure all young people have access to inclusive and honest 

sex education; 

Whereas young people face vast systemic inequities and 

structural barriers to ensuring their lifelong health; 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
2 

•HRES 432 IH 

Whereas racial disparities persist in young people’s sexual 

health, highlighting ongoing social inequities in access to 

sex education as well as sexual health services; 

Whereas access to quality information and education about 

young people’s sexual health is a critical step toward addressing disparities caused by structural barriers; 

Whereas, despite historic declines, the United States has the 

highest rate of unintended teen pregnancy among comparable countries and limited resources available for 

young parents; 

Whereas young people aged 15 through 25 contract half of 

the 19 million sexually transmitted infections each year, 

despite making up only a quarter of the sexually active 

population; 

Whereas young people under the age of 25 accounted for 1 

in 5 new HIV transmissions; 

Whereas three-quarters of LGBT students report harassment, 56 percent report feeling unsafe, and nearly a 

third skipped at least one day of school in the month 

prior to reporting due to concerns for their safety; 

Whereas approximately 1 in 3 young women in the United 

States experiences physical, emotional, or verbal abuse 

from a dating partner; 

Whereas sex education that includes information beyond abstinence has been found to delay sexual intercourse, increase condom or contraceptive use, reduce the number 

of partners among young people, and decrease physical 

aggression with intimate partners; 

Whereas young people who received sex education are 50 percent less likely to experience an unintended pregnancy, 

31 percent less likely to contract a sexually transmitted 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
3 

•HRES 432 IH 

infection, and more likely to delay sexual activity and use 

contraception upon becoming sexually active; 

Whereas sex education provides information about the prevention, treatment, and care of pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and interpersonal violence; the importance of consent as a basis for healthy relationships and 

for autonomy in health care; sexual orientation, gender 

roles, and gender discrimination; and the historical and 

current conditions in which education and health systems, policies, programs, services, and practices have 

uniquely adversely impacted Black, indigenous, Latinx, 

Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander, and other 

people of color; 

Whereas sex education promotes gender equity, and is inclusive of young people with varying gender identities, gender expressions, and sexual orientations; safe and healthy 

relationships; and racial equity ensuring responsiveness 

to the needs of young people who are Black, indigenous, 

and other people of color; 

Whereas sex education promotes and upholds the rights of 

young people to information that empowers them to make 

decisions about their bodies, health, sexuality, families, 

and communities in all areas of life; and 

Whereas May of each year is now recognized as Sex Ed For 

All Month: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports the goals and ideals of Sex Ed For 

3 All Month; 

4 (2) calls on all public and elected officials to ad5 vocate for and invest in sex education legislation; 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
4 

•HRES 432 IH 

1 (3) encourages State and local governments, in2 cluding their public health agencies, educational 

3 agencies, schools, and media organizations to recog4 nize and support Sex Ed For All Month; 

5 (4) commends the work of community and 

6 faith-based organizations, State educational agen7 cies, local educational agencies, and health centers 

8 that are providing sex education to young people; 

9 (5) prioritizes sex education programs that are 

10 evidence-informed, comprehensive in scope, confiden11 tial, equitable, accessible, medically accurate and 

12 complete, age and developmentally appropriate, cul13 turally responsive, trauma-informed, and resilience14 oriented; 

15 (6) discourages health education programs that 

16 withhold health-promoting or life-saving information 

17 about sexuality-related topics, including HIV; are 

18 medically inaccurate or incomplete; promote gender 

19 or racial stereotypes or are unresponsive to gender 

20 or racial inequities; fail to address the needs of sexu21 ally active young people, pregnant or parenting 

22 young people, survivors of interpersonal violence, or 

23 youth of all physical, developmental, or mental abili24 ties; fail to be inclusive of individuals with varying 

25 gender identities, gender expressions, and sexual oriVerDate Sep 11 2014 03:03 May 23, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR432.IH HR432

kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
5 

•HRES 432 IH 

1 entations; or are inconsistent with the ethical im2 peratives of medicine and public health; 

3 (7) recommends implementation of sex edu4 cation in schools and continued professional develop5 ment for educators and administrative staff that 

6 work with young people; and 

7 (8) calls for all youth-serving professionals, edu8 cators, and decision makers who impact the lives of 

9 youth to take action to ensure access to inclusive 

10 and honest sex education for all young people. 

Æ 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS