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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 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed Senate
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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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 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.

What's happening now January 14, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 30
All 30 Democratic 30
D
Garamendi, John
California · Jun 10, 2010
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jun 23, 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
 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
 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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