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HR 6680 110th Congress House

Community AIDS and Hepatitis Prevention Act

Official title: To permit the use of Federal funds for syringe exchange programs for purposes of reducing the transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis.

Introduced: July 30, 2008 See on congress.gov
Health AIDS (Disease)Drug abuseHepatitisHuman immunodeficiency viruses
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Needle exchange programsPreventive medicineVirus diseases
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jul 30, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 30, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 30, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 30, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Community AIDS and Hepatitis Prevention Act - Provides that nothing shall prohibit the use of federal funds to establish or carry out a program of distributing sterile syringes to reduce the transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and viral hepatitis.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 12
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Waters, Maxine
California · Sep 25, 2008
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Sep 24, 2008
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Sep 17, 2008
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 8, 2008
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 31, 2008
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 30, 2008
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 30, 2008
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jul 30, 2008
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 30, 2008
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 30, 2008
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 30, 2008
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jul 30, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6680: Community AIDS and Hepatitis Prevention Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6680/
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"H.R. 6680: Community AIDS and Hepatitis Prevention Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6680/.
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