HR 1882
115th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Department of Justice
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Evidence and witnesses
HIV/AIDS
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Right of privacy
Sexually transmitted diseases
Women's health
Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2017
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 26, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Apr 4, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 4, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2017
This bill directs the Bureau of Prisons to develop a comprehensive policy to provide HIV testing, treatment, and prevention for federal inmates in prison and upon reentry.
It amends the federal criminal code:
- to require an HIV test for each convicted federal offender sentenced to prison for any length of time regardless of risk factors, unless the individual declines;
- to make the HIV test part of the routine health screening conducted at intake; and
- to require a pre-release HIV test, unless the individual declines.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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