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HR 3053 112th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Criminal procedure and sentencing Disability and health-based discrimination Government studies and investigations HIV/AIDS Health programs administration and funding Military law State and local government operations

REPEAL Act

Introduced: December 15, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Oct 25, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Oct 12, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Sep 26, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 23, 2011
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 23, 2011
Introduced in House
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Repeal Existing Policies that Encourage and Allow Legal HIV Discrimination Act, the REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act, or the REPEAL Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that federal and state laws, policies, and regulations regarding people living with HIV/AIDS should: (1) not place unique or additional burdens on such individuals solely as a result of their HIV status; and (2) demonstrate a public health-oriented, evidence-based, medically accurate, and contemporary understanding of HIV transmission, health implications, treatment, and the impact of punitive HIV-specific laws and policies on affected people, families, and communities.

Directs: (1) the Attorney General (AG), Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), and Secretary of Defense (DOD) to initiate a national review of federal (including military) and state laws, policies, regulations, and judicial precedents and decisions regarding criminal and related civil commitment cases involving people living with HIV/AIDS; and (2) the AG to transmit to Congress and make publicly available the results of such review with related recommendations.

Requires the AG and HHS Secretary to: (1) develop and publicly release guidance and best practice recommendations for states, and (2) establish an integrated monitoring and evaluation system to measure state progress.

Directs the AG and HHS and DOD Secretaries to transmit to the President and Congress any proposals necessary to implement adjustments to federal laws, policies, or regulations.

Authorizes grants to eligible state and local entities, nongovernmental organizations, and public health departments to incorporate best practice recommendations within state laws, policies, regulations, and judicial decisions. Requires that such entities, departments, or organizations agree to abide with the sense of Congress statements set forth above as a condition of receiving such assistance.

What's happening now October 25, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3053: REPEAL Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3053/
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