[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 21, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1093]
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            INTRODUCTION OF THE TEACH SAFE RELATIONSHIPS ACT

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 21, 2015

  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, today I am proud to 
introduce the Teach Safe Relationships Act along with my colleagues 
Suzanne Bonamici and Alma Adams.
  Too often, young Americans engage in abusive, unhealthy 
relationships. In fact, young women between 16 and 24 years old are 
victims of intimate partner violence at three times the national 
average of all women. These statistics and the stories of sexual abuse 
and dating violence among teens and college students demand that we 
examine innovative approaches to curb unhealthy relationship behavior.
  The Teach Safe Relationships Act, introduced by Sen. Tim Kaine of 
Virginia, takes a strong step to address this problem by ensuring that 
American students discuss safe relationship behavior as part of sex 
education. Through comprehensive curricula that use effective 
approaches to prevent teen dating violence, sexual assault, and 
harassment, we can ensure that our young people have the tools they 
need to make safe decisions in relationships and identify unhealthy or 
abusive behavior.
  I am encouraged that key provisions of this legislation have been 
included in the Every Child Achieves Act in the Senate, and hope that 
my colleagues in the House will build on that momentum by supporting 
the Teach Safe Relationships Act.

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