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HR 4644 107th Congress House

Women and Children's HIV Protection Act of 2002

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to testing pregnant women and newborn infants for infection with the human immunodeficiency virus.

Introduced: June 11, 2002 See on congress.gov
Health AIDS (Disease)Adoptive parentsChild healthCommunication in medicine
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FamiliesFederal aid to maternal health servicesFoster parentsGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkGuardian and wardHealth counselingHuman immunodeficiency virusesInfantsMedical testsMothersPregnant womenPrenatal careState lawsWomen
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 17, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 2, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 2, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 17, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Women and Children's HIV Protection Act of 2002 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit making a grant to a State under the care grant program unless the State demonstrates that the law or regulations of the State require specified testing and services for pregnant women and newborn infants regarding HIV disease.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5
D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jul 9, 2002
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Jun 24, 2002
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 20, 2002
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 20, 2002
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 11, 2002
FROST, MARTIN
· Jun 11, 2002
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jun 11, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4644: Women and Children's HIV Protection Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4644/
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