Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act of 2025

Empowerment through Information: The bill seeks to provide young people with information that empowers them to make decisions about their bodies, health, sexuality, families, and communities (Section 2(a)(1)).

Addressing Health Inequities: It aims to redress inequities in the delivery of sex education and sexual health services to underserved young people (Section 2(a)(7)).

Support for Underserved Groups: The act provides specific support for those disadvantaged by social inequities, including Black, Indigenous, and Latine young people, immigrants, and those living with disabilities (Section 2(a)(7) and Section 3(20)).

Comprehensive Health Education: It provides information on critical topics such as the prevention and treatment of pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and interpersonal violence (Section 2(a)(3)).

Focus on Healthy Relationships: The bill emphasizes providing information about the importance of consent as a basis for healthy relationships and autonomy in health care (Section 2(a)(4)).

Higher Education Integration: Through grants, institutions of higher education can integrate sex education into student orientation, general education, or through peer-led activities (Section 5(e)).

Restrictions on Fund Usage: Federal funds cannot be used for sex education that fails to address the needs of specific groups, such as sexually active young people, pregnant or parenting young people, or survivors of interpersonal violence (Section 10).

Strict Content Requirements: Funds are prohibited from being used for any programs that are deemed medically inaccurate, incomplete, or inconsistent with the ethical imperatives of medicine and public health (Section 10).

Limitations on Educational Scope: The act prohibits the use of funds for sex education that withholds health-promoting or life-saving information about topics like HIV (Section 10).