IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 445 
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 23, 2025 
Ms. JAYAPAL (for herself, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. BROWNLEY, Ms. CLARKE of New 
York, Ms. NORTON, Mr. POCAN, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. 
SIMON, and Ms. TOKUDA) submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subse-
quently 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 en-
sure 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; 
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; 
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Whereas access to quality information and education about 
young people’s sexual health is a critical step toward ad-
dressing disparities caused by structural barriers; 
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 20 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 harass-
ment, 68 percent report feeling unsafe, and 32 percent 
skipped at least 1 day of school in the month prior to re-
porting due to concerns for their safety; 
Whereas 41 percent of women, 26 percent of men, and 54 
percent of transgender and nonconforming individuals 
have experienced sexual, physical, or emotional abuse 
from a dating partner in their lifetime; 
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 
infection, and more likely to delay sexual activity and use 
contraception upon becoming sexually active; 
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Whereas sex education provides information about the pre-
vention, treatment, and care of pregnancy, sexually trans-
mitted infections, and interpersonal violence; the impor-
tance 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 sys-
tems, policies, programs, services, and practices have 
uniquely adversely impacted Black, indigenous, Latino, 
Asian, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Is-
lander, and other people of color, and ensure programs 
are designed with tenants of culturally competent and in-
clusive care; 
Whereas sex education promotes gender equity, and is inclu-
sive of young people with varying gender identities, gen-
der 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 
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 sex education legislation; 
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(3) encourages State and local governments, in-
cluding their public health agencies, educational 
agencies, schools, and media organizations to recog-
nize and support Sex Ed For All Month; 
(4) commends the work of community and 
faith-based organizations, State educational agen-
cies, local educational agencies, and health centers 
that are providing sex education to young people; 
(5) should prioritize sex education programs 
that are evidence-informed, comprehensive in scope, 
confidential, equitable, accessible, medically accurate 
and complete, age and developmentally appropriate, 
culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and resil-
ience-oriented; 
(6) discourages health education programs that 
withhold health-promoting or life-saving information 
about sexuality-related topics, including HIV; are 
medically inaccurate or incomplete; promote gender 
or racial stereotypes or are unresponsive to gender 
or racial inequities; fail to address the needs of sexu-
ally active young people, pregnant, parenting, or co- 
parenting young people, survivors of interpersonal 
violence, or youth of all physical, developmental, or 
mental abilities; fail to be inclusive of individuals 
with varying gender identities, gender expressions, 
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and sexual orientations; or are inconsistent with the 
ethical imperatives of medicine and public health; 
(7) recommends implementation of sex edu-
cation in schools and continued professional develop-
ment for educators and administrative staff that 
work with young people; and 
(8) calls for all youth-serving professionals, edu-
cators, and decision makers who impact the lives of 
youth to take action to ensure access to inclusive 
and honest sex education for all young people. 
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