US Congress House Bill 3559 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)
Status: Introduced on July 28 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-08-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Youth Access to Sexual Health Services Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to support the access of marginalized youth to sexual health services such as sexual health education and contraception. Marginalized youth are disadvantaged individuals under the age of 26. Grants may be awarded to state or local health or education agencies, public schools, nonprofit organizations, hospitals, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations. Grants may be used to: (1) provide sexual health information to marginalized youth, (2) promote effective communication regarding sexual health among marginalized youth, (3) promote and support opportunities for school-age parents, and (3) train individuals who work with marginalized youth to promote sexual health and the development of safe and supportive environments. Grants may not be used to provide access to health services that: (1) are medically unsound; (2) withhold sexual health-promoting or lifesaving information; (3) promote gender stereotypes; or (4) are insensitive or unresponsive to the needs of young people, including youth with varying gender identities and sexual orientations, sexually active youth, pregnant or parenting youth, and survivors of sexual abuse or assault. Unobligated funds for abstinence education are transferred and made available for these grants.

Youth Access to Sexual Health Services Act of 2017

Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-08-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-07-28	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2017-07-28	House	Introduced in House

SB1650 (Related) 2017-07-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
HB5942 (Related) 2018-10-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3559/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3559/BILLS-115hr3559ih.pdf