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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 17, 2003
United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 - Requires the President to establish a comprehensive, integrated, five-year strategy to combat the global spread of HIV and AIDS.Establishes within the Department of State a presidentially appointed Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally.Authorizes the United States to participate in the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, and provide financial assistance for vaccine contributions. Establishes in the Executive Branch an interagency technical review panel which shall serve as a "shadow" panel to the Global Fund.Authorizes the President to provide assistance and coordination between international organizations for the global prevention, treatment, monitoring, and control of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.Requires the President to establish a program to demonstrate the feasibility of facilitating services of U.S. health care professionals in sub-Saharan Africa and other parts of the world severely affected by HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.Urges the President, acting through the Administrator of USAID, to establish a program of assistance that would demonstrate the feasibility of providing care and treatment to orphans, other children, and young people affected by HIV/AIDS in foreign countries.Authorizes the President to establish a program, through a public-private family survival partnership, for the provision of medical care and support services to HIV-positive parents and their children to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV in countries with or at risk for severe HIV epidemic with particular attention to resource constrained countries.
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Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] · R–IL
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Became Public Law No: 108-25.
Became Public Law No: 108-25.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Pursuant to the provisions of S. Con. Res. 46, enrollment corrections on H.R. 1298 have been made.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by voice vote.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by voice vote.
The previous question was ordered without objection.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the order of the House on May 20, 2003, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion to agree to the Senate amendments to H.R. 1298.
Mr. Hyde moved that the House agree to the Senate amendments (consideration: CR H4375-4382; text as House agreed to Senate amendments: CR H4375)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6415-6421, S6445-6450, S6475-6500)
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 86.
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 375 - 41 (Roll no. 158).
House roll call 158 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 375 - 41 (Roll no. 158).
House roll call 158 · Individual votesThe House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. (text: CR H3588-3596)
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1298.
DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res 210, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Pitts amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res 210, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Smith (NJ) amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res 210, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson-Lee (TX) amendment.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Smith (MI) amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Smith demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to the rule, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res 210, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Smith (MI) amendment.
Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with consideration of amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 108-80.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1298 as unfinished business.
DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res 210, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McCollum amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res 210, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lantos amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res 210, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ballance amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Stearns amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Stearns demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to the rule, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res 210, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Stearns amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res 210, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Biggert amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res 210, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Crowley amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res 210, the Comittee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Tauzin amendment.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1298.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Steven C. LaTourette to act as Chairman of the Committee.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 210 and Rule XXIII.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1298 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on International Relations now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 210. (consideration: CR H3579-3618)
Rule H. Res. 210 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 210 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1298 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on International Relations now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 38.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on International Relations. H. Rept. 108-60.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on International Relations. H. Rept. 108-60.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 37 - 8.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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