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Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Act of 2012

Introduced: July 18, 2012 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 23, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
Sep 26, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Sep 26, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Aug 3, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Aug 1, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Jul 25, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jul 20, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 19, 2012
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5026)
Jul 18, 2012
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Armed Services, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, 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.
Jul 18, 2012
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Act of 2012 - Sets forth provisions addressing HIV/AIDS, including through:

  • the authorization of additional appropriations for AIDS Drug Assistance Program treatments;
  • public health surveillance;
  • strategies to address issues that impede disease status awareness and linkage to and retention in appropriate care;
  • operational and translational research on HIV;
  • workforce initiatives to increase the capacity of the health workforce focusing primarily on HIV/AIDS;
  • educational loan repayment of health professionals;
  • activities to reduce the rate of HIV infections among injecting drug users;
  • grants for comprehensive sex education for young people;
  • best practice recommendations regarding criminal and related civil commitment cases involving people living with HIV/AIDS;
  • the distribution of sexual barrier devices in federal correctional facilities;
  • the enrollment in the Medicaid program of HIV-positive individuals after their release from incarceration;
  • the implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy;
  • a strategy to expand and improve efforts to combat global HIV/AIDS;
  • the repeal of provisions prohibiting organizations receiving certain funding from being required to endorse or utilize a comprehensive approach to combating global HIV/AIDS; and
  • a global HIV sexual transmission prevention strategy.
What's happening now October 23, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.

 Committees of jurisdiction 14
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 14