,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #dji  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #bd1 #bjai,ms4 
,jayapal 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,lee of     
,california1 ,mr4 ,doggett1 ,mr4 ,pocan1
 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4        
,blumenauer1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,ms4 
,speier1 and ,ms4 ,judy ,chu of         
,california7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,education and ,labor1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on       
,energy and ,commerce1 for a period to  
be subsequently determined by the       
,speaker1 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 ,month3 ,youth ,power1        
,information1 and ,rights4  ,whereas    
,sex ,ed ,for ,all ,month is a          
nationwide observance that calls on     
people to take action to invest so as to
 ensure all young people have access to 

comprehensive sex education2 ,whereas   
young people face vast systemic         
inequities and structural barriers to   
ensuring their lifelong health2 ,whereas
 racial disparities persist in young    
people's sexual health1 highlighting    
ongoing inequities in access to sex     
education as well as sexual health      
services2 ,whereas access to quality    
information and education about young   
people's sexual health is a critical    
step toward addressing disparities2     
,whereas despite historic declines1 the 
,united ,states has the highest rate of 
unintended teen pregnancy among         
comparable countries and limited        
resources available for young parents2  
,whereas young people aged #ae through  
#be contract half of the #ai million    
sexually transmitted infections each    
year1 despite making up only a quarter  
of the sexually active population2      
,whereas young people under the age of  
#be accounted for #a in #e new ,,hiv    
infections2 ,whereas three-quarters of  

,,lgbt students report harassment1 #ef  
percent report feeling unsafe1 and      
nearly a third skipped at least one day 
of school in the month prior to         
reporting due to concerns for their     
safety2 ,whereas approximately #a in #c 
young women in the ,united ,states      
experiences physical1 emotional1 or     
verbal abuse from a dating partner2     
,whereas sex education that includes    
information beyond abstinence has been  
found to delay sexual intercourse1      
increase condom or contraceptive use1   
reduce the number of partners among     
young people1 and decrease physical     
aggression with intimate partners2      
,whereas young people who received sex  
education are #ej percent less likely to
 experience an unintended pregnancy1 #ca
 percent less likely to contract a      
sexually transmitted infection1 and more
 likely to delay sexual activity and use
 contraception upon becoming sexually   
active2 ,whereas comprehensive sex      
education provides information about the

 prevention of unintended pregnancy1    
sexually transmitted infections1        
including ,,hiv1 dating violence1 sexual
 assault1 bullying1 and harassment1 and 
provides resources and information on   
topics ranging from gender stereotyping 
and gender roles to stigma and          
sociocultural influences surrounding sex
 and sexuality2 ,whereas comprehensive  
sex education promotes and upholds the  
rights of young people to information in
 order to become sexually healthy adults
 and have healthy relationships2 and    
,whereas ,may of each year is now       
recognized as ,sex ,ed ,for ,all ,month3
 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives--  7#a7 supports   
the goals and ideals of ,sex ,ed ,for   
,all ,month2  7#b7 calls on all public  
and elected officials to advocate for   
and invest in comprehensive sex         
education legislation2  7#c7 encourages 
,state and local governments1 including 
their public health agencies1 education 
agencies1 schools1 and media            

organizations to recognize and support  
,sex ,ed ,for ,all ,month2  7#d7        
commends the work of community and      
faith-based organizations1 ,state       
education agencies1 local education     
agencies1 and health centers that are   
providing comprehensive sex education to
 young people2  7#e7 prioritizes sex    
education programs that are more        
comprehensive in approach1 that are     
evidence-informed1 cover a broad range  
of topics1 including medically accurate 
and complete information that is age and
 developmentally appropriate about all  
the aspects of sex1 sexual health1 and  
sexuality1 are gender and gender        
identity-sensitive1 promote educational 
achievement1 critical thinking1         
decisionmaking1 self-esteem1 and        
self-efficacy1 are culturally and       
linguistically appropriate1 reflecting  
the diverse circumstances and realities 
of young people1 and foster leadership  
skills and community engagement2  7#f7  
discourages health education programs   

that withhold health-promoting or       
life-saving information about           
sexuality-related topics1 including     
,,hiv1 are medically inaccurate1 promote
 gender or racial stereotypes1 are      
insensitive and unresponsive to the     
needs of sexually active young people1  
survivors of sexual violence1 youth with
 varying gender identities1 gender      
expressions1 and sexual orientations1 or
 are inconsistent with the ethical      
imperatives of medicine and public      
health2  7#g7 recommends implementation 
of comprehensive sex education in       
schools and continued professional      
development for educators and           
administrative staff that work with     
young people2 and  7#h7 calls for all   
youth-serving professionals1 educators1 
and decisionmakers who impact the lives 
of youth to take action to ensure access
 to comprehensive sex education for all 
young people4