IV 
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 resolu-
tion; 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 consider-
ation 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 en-
sure 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 ad-
dressing disparities; 
Whereas despite historic declines, the United States has the 
highest rate of unintended teen pregnancy among com-
parable 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 harass-
ment, 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 ab-
stinence has been found to delay sexual intercourse, in-
crease 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 per-
cent 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 re-
sources 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 be-
come sexually healthy adults and have healthy relation-
ships; and 
Whereas May of each year is now recognized as Sex Ed For 
All Month: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of Sex Ed For 
All Month; 
(2) calls on all public and elected officials to ad-
vocate for and invest in comprehensive sex education 
legislation; 
(3) encourages State and local governments, in-
cluding their public health agencies, education agen-
cies, schools, and media organizations to recognize 
and support Sex Ed For All Month; 
(4) commends the work of community and 
faith-based organizations, State education agencies, 
local education agencies, and health centers that are 
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providing comprehensive sex education to young peo-
ple; 
(5) prioritizes sex education programs that are 
more comprehensive in approach, that are evidence- 
informed, cover a broad range of topics, including 
medically accurate and complete information that is 
age and developmentally appropriate about all the 
aspects of sex, sexual health, and sexuality, are gen-
der and gender identity-sensitive, promote edu-
cational achievement, critical thinking, decision-
making, self-esteem, and self-efficacy, are culturally 
and linguistically appropriate, reflecting the diverse 
circumstances and realities of young people, and fos-
ter leadership skills and community engagement; 
(6) discourages health education programs that 
withhold health-promoting or life-saving information 
about sexuality-related topics, including HIV, are 
medically inaccurate, promote gender or racial 
stereotypes, are insensitive and unresponsive to the 
needs of sexually active young people, survivors of 
sexual violence, youth with varying gender identities, 
gender expressions, and sexual orientations, or are 
inconsistent with the ethical imperatives of medicine 
and public health; 
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(7) recommends implementation of comprehen-
sive sex education in schools and continued profes-
sional development for educators and administrative 
staff that work with young people; and 
(8) calls for all youth-serving professionals, edu-
cators, and decisionmakers who impact the lives of 
youth to take action to ensure access to comprehen-
sive sex education for all young people. 
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