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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 409 

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

Month: Youth Power, Information, and Rights. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 24, 2019 

Ms. JAYAPAL (for herself, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. POCAN, 

Ms. NORTON, Mr. COHEN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. 

SPEIER, and Ms. JUDY CHU of California) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: Youth Power, Information, and 

Rights. 

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 comprehensive sex 

education; 

Whereas young people face vast systemic inequities and 

structural barriers to ensuring their lifelong health; 


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Whereas racial disparities persist in young people’s sexual 

health, highlighting ongoing 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; 

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 infections; 

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 


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infection, and more likely to delay sexual activity and use 

contraception upon becoming sexually active; 

Whereas comprehensive sex education provides information 

about the prevention of unintended pregnancy, sexually 

transmitted infections, including HIV, dating violence, 

sexual assault, bullying, and harassment, and provides resources and information on topics ranging from gender 

stereotyping and gender roles to stigma and sociocultural 

influences surrounding sex and sexuality; 

Whereas comprehensive sex education promotes and upholds 

the rights of young people to information in order to become sexually healthy adults and have healthy relationships; 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 comprehensive sex education 

6 legislation; 

7 (3) encourages State and local governments, in8 cluding their public health agencies, education agen9 cies, schools, and media organizations to recognize 

10 and support Sex Ed For All Month; 

11 (4) commends the work of community and 

12 faith-based organizations, State education agencies, 

13 local education agencies, and health centers that are 


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1 providing comprehensive sex education to young peo2 ple; 

3 (5) prioritizes sex education programs that are 

4 more comprehensive in approach, that are evidence5 informed, cover a broad range of topics, including 

6 medically accurate and complete information that is 

7 age and developmentally appropriate about all the 

8 aspects of sex, sexual health, and sexuality, are gen9 der and gender identity-sensitive, promote edu10 cational achievement, critical thinking, decision11 making, self-esteem, and self-efficacy, are culturally 

12 and linguistically appropriate, reflecting the diverse 

13 circumstances and realities of young people, and fos14 ter leadership skills and community engagement; 

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, promote gender or racial 

19 stereotypes, are insensitive and unresponsive to the 

20 needs of sexually active young people, survivors of 

21 sexual violence, youth with varying gender identities, 

22 gender expressions, and sexual orientations, or are 

23 inconsistent with the ethical imperatives of medicine 

24 and public health; 


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1 (7) recommends implementation of comprehen2 sive sex education in schools and continued profes3 sional development for educators and administrative 

4 staff that work with young people; and 

5 (8) calls for all youth-serving professionals, edu6 cators, and decisionmakers who impact the lives of 

7 youth to take action to ensure access to comprehen8 sive sex education for all young people. 

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