US Congress Senate Bill 611 (Prior Session Legislation)

---

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)
Status: Introduced on March 17 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-03-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Responsible Education About Life Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to states for sex education programs, including education on abstinence and contraception, to prevent teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Expresses the sense of Congress that states are encouraged, although not required, to provide matching funds to receive such grants. Requires the Secretary to provide for a national evaluation of a representative sample of such programs for effectiveness in delaying the initiation of sexual intercourse and other high-risk behaviors, preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease, and increasing contraceptive knowledge and behavior. Requires states receiving such grants to provide for an individual evaluation of the state's program by an external, independent entity. Prohibits such programs from discriminating on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, national origin, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

Responsible Education About Life Act

Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Roland Burris [D-IL]	Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]
Sen. Christopher Dodd [D-CT]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Tom Harkin [D-IA]	Sen. Edward Kennedy [D-MA]	Sen. John Kerry [D-MA]
Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-17		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB1551 (Related) 2009-03-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/611/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s611/BILLS-111s611is.pdf