HR 179
111th Congress
House
Health
Blood and blood diseases
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
HIV/AIDS
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Community AIDS and Hepatitis Prevention Act
Introduced: January 6, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 14, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 6, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 6, 2009
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 Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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