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HCONRES 62 111th Congress House

Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day".

Introduced: February 25, 2009 See on congress.gov
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This resolution expired with the 111th Congress
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Feb 26, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 25, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 25, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 26, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses support for: (1) the goals and ideals of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day; (2) development of a national AIDS strategy to reduce new HIV infections; (3) the strengthening of stable African-American communities; (4) reducing the impact of incarceration as a driver of new HIV infections within the African-American community; (5) reducing the number of HIV infections in the African-American community resulting from injection drug use; (6) comprehensive HIV prevention education programs to promote the early identification of HIV through voluntary routine testing and to connect those in need to treatment and care as early as possible; and (7) appropriate funding for HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment, and housing.

Encourages state and local governments to recognize such day and to encourage individuals, especially African-Americans, to get tested for HIV.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HCONRES 233 Related bill Supporting the goals and ideals of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 9
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Feb 25, 2009
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Feb 25, 2009
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 25, 2009
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 25, 2009
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 25, 2009
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 25, 2009
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 25, 2009
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 25, 2009
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Feb 25, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 62: Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day".. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-62/
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"H. Con. Res. 62: Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day".." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-62/.
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H. Con. Res. 62, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-62/.
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