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HR 6187 112th Congress House Health Drug therapy HIV/AIDS Health programs administration and funding Immunology and vaccination Medical research Military medicine Research administration and funding

Cure for AIDS Act of 2012

Introduced: July 25, 2012 Introduced by: Himes, James A. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Aug 24, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jul 27, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 25, 2012
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 25, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cure for AIDS Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD), through the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program, to establish and support an accelerated research program dedicated to discovering a cure for HIV/AIDS.

Instructs the Secretary to collaborate with the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and other appropriate federal agencies.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) ensure that such research is highly targeted, (2) coordinate with at least one eligible nonprofit entity, and (3) ensure that the responsibilities of the non-profit entity include partnering with the Secretary in establishing research priorities.

What's happening now August 24, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Aug 2, 2012
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Aug 1, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6187: Cure for AIDS Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6187/
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