Responsible Education About Life Act
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The Responsible Education About Life Act (or REAL Act) ( and , identical) is a bill
introduced in the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives on March 22, 2007. Sponsored by Senator Frank Lautenberg
(D-NJ), with 12 cosponsors, and Representatives Barbara Lee
(D-CA) and Christopher Shays
(R-CT), with 75 cosponsors, the bill is currently in committee.
The bill would provide federal funding for comprehensive sex education
programs in schools. Currently, only abstinence-only-until-marriage education receives federal funding. The bill would provide funding for programs which include information about both abstinence and contraception and condoms.
Bill (proposed law)
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introduced in the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives on March 22, 2007. Sponsored by Senator Frank Lautenberg
Frank Lautenberg
Frank Raleigh Lautenberg is the senior United States Senator from New Jersey and a member of the Democratic Party. Previously, he was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Automatic Data Processing, Inc.-Early life, career, and family:...
(D-NJ), with 12 cosponsors, and Representatives Barbara Lee
Barbara Lee
Barbara Jean Lee is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1998. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She is the first woman to represent that district. Lee was the Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and was the Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus...
(D-CA) and Christopher Shays
Christopher Shays
Christopher H. Shays is an American politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives and represented the 4th District of Connecticut....
(R-CT), with 75 cosponsors, the bill is currently in committee.
The bill would provide federal funding for comprehensive sex education
Sex education
Sex education refers to formal programs of instruction on a wide range of issues relating to human sexuality, including human sexual anatomy, sexual reproduction, sexual intercourse, reproductive health, emotional relations, reproductive rights and responsibilities, abstinence, contraception, and...
programs in schools. Currently, only abstinence-only-until-marriage education receives federal funding. The bill would provide funding for programs which include information about both abstinence and contraception and condoms.