HR 6680
110th Congress
House
Health
AIDS (Disease)
Drug abuse
Hepatitis
Human immunodeficiency viruses
Needle exchange programs
Preventive medicine
Virus diseases
Community AIDS and Hepatitis Prevention Act
Introduced: July 30, 2008
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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