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HR 179 111th 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: February 3, 2009 See on congress.gov
Health Blood and blood diseasesDrug, alcohol, tobacco useHIV/AIDSHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive care
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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
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 Latest action January 14, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 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.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 35
All 35 Democratic 30
D
Garamendi, John
California · Jun 10, 2010
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jun 23, 2009
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Jun 2, 2009
Sablan, Gregorio
· May 13, 2009
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 13, 2009
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · May 12, 2009
 D
Green, Al
Texas · May 12, 2009
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 5, 2009
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Apr 30, 2009
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Apr 30, 2009
Pierluisi, Pedro
· Apr 29, 2009
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 21, 2009
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 2, 2009
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 31, 2009
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 23, 2009
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 17, 2009
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 12, 2009
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 10, 2009
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Mar 4, 2009
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 23, 2009
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Feb 23, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 12, 2009
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Feb 12, 2009
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 3, 2009
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Feb 3, 2009
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jan 22, 2009
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jan 14, 2009
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jan 8, 2009
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jan 8, 2009
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Jan 6, 2009
Delahunt, Bill
· Jan 6, 2009
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 6, 2009
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 6, 2009
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 6, 2009
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jan 6, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 179: Community AIDS and Hepatitis Prevention Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-179/
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