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HR 1289 104th Congress House

Newborn Infant HIV Notification Act

Official title: To require in certain circumstances that States disclose the HIV status of newborn infants to legal guardians of the infants, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 22, 1995 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 10, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Mar 22, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Mar 22, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 10, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Newborn Infant HIV Notification Act - Requires a State, if it requires that the results of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing of an infant be reported to it (or if the State conducts an HIV test of the infant), to disclose such results to: (1) the biological mother of the infant if the mother is the legal guardian; or (2) specified State agencies if the State is the legal guardian of the infant.

Directs the State, in disclosing such results (other than to State agencies), to ensure that appropriate counseling on HIV is provided to the individual.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 26
All 26 Democratic 12 Republican 2
CRANE, PHILIP
· May 10, 1995
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 22, 1995
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 22, 1995
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 22, 1995
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Mar 22, 1995
 D
Fields, Cleo
Louisiana · Mar 22, 1995
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 22, 1995
GOSS, PORTER
· Mar 22, 1995
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Mar 22, 1995
HOUGHTON, AMO
· Mar 22, 1995
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Mar 22, 1995
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 22, 1995
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Mar 22, 1995
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Mar 22, 1995
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 22, 1995
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Mar 22, 1995
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 22, 1995
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 22, 1995
QUINN, JACK
· Mar 22, 1995
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 22, 1995
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 22, 1995
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Mar 22, 1995
TAUZIN, W.
· Mar 22, 1995
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 22, 1995
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 22, 1995
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 22, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1289: Newborn Infant HIV Notification Act. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1289/
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"H.R. 1289: Newborn Infant HIV Notification Act." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1289/.
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