The Youth Access to Sexual Health Services Act (YASHS)

In the 115th Congress, Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC) reintroduced the Youth Access to Sexual Health Services Act, the “Yass Act,” legislation that would provide community grants to increase and improve the linkage and access of marginalized young people to sexual and reproductive health care and related services. (Updated August 2017)