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A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to support the access of marginalized youth to sexual health services, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-1650| Senate 
| Updated: 7/27/2017
Mazie K. Hirono

Mazie K. Hirono

Democratic Senator

Hawaii

Cosponsors (8)
Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Al Franken (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Jul 27, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jul 27, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Aug 4, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-3559
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • July 27, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 27, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • August 4, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-3559
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health

Related Bills

  • S 115-3660: A bill to improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-3559: To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to support the access of marginalized youth to sexual health services, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-5942: To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes.
Assault and harassment offensesCancerChild healthCommunity life and organizationCrimes against womenCrime victimsEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingFamily planning and birth controlHealth care coverage and accessHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHIV/AIDSImmunology and vaccinationMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMental healthSex and reproductive healthSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSex offensesSexually transmitted diseasesWomen's health

A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to support the access of marginalized youth to sexual health services, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-1650| Senate 
| Updated: 7/27/2017
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.
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Timeline
Jul 27, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jul 27, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Aug 4, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-3559
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • July 27, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 27, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • August 4, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-3559
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mazie K. Hirono

Mazie K. Hirono

Democratic Senator

Hawaii

Cosponsors (8)
Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Al Franken (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • S 115-3660: A bill to improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-3559: To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to support the access of marginalized youth to sexual health services, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-5942: To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Assault and harassment offensesCancerChild healthCommunity life and organizationCrimes against womenCrime victimsEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingFamily planning and birth controlHealth care coverage and accessHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHIV/AIDSImmunology and vaccinationMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMental healthSex and reproductive healthSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSex offensesSexually transmitted diseasesWomen's health