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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jul 18, 2012
Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Act of 2012 - Sets forth provisions addressing HIV/AIDS, including through:
the authorization of additional appropriations for AIDS Drug Assistance Program treatments;
public health surveillance;
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strategies to address issues that impede disease status awareness and linkage to and retention in appropriate care;
operational and translational research on HIV;
workforce initiatives to increase the capacity of the health workforce focusing primarily on HIV/AIDS;
educational loan repayment of health professionals;
activities to reduce the rate of HIV infections among injecting drug users;
grants for comprehensive sex education for young people;
best practice recommendations regarding criminal and related civil commitment cases involving people living with HIV/AIDS;
the distribution of sexual barrier devices in federal correctional facilities;
the enrollment in the Medicaid program of HIV-positive individuals after their release from incarceration;
the implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy;
a strategy to expand and improve efforts to combat global HIV/AIDS;
the repeal of provisions prohibiting organizations receiving certain funding from being required to endorse or utilize a comprehensive approach to combating global HIV/AIDS; and
a global HIV sexual transmission prevention strategy.
People & committees
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] · D–CA
Legislative record
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5026)
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Armed Services, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Armed Services, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Armed Services, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Armed Services, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Armed Services, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Armed Services, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Armed Services, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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