HRES 960
115th Congress
House
Health
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
HIV/AIDS
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical research
Minority health
Prescription drugs
Sexually transmitted diseases
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis research, education, and usage, and addressing the barriers to receiving this treatment, especially for communities of color, gay and bisexual men, and transgender people.
Introduced: June 25, 2018
Introduced by:
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
Democratic
· New Jersey
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Became law
Jun 25, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 25, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Recognizes the value of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as an effective prevention tool in combating HIV.
Expresses support for the research, education, and usage of PrEP.
Calls on Congress to increase funding to existing programs that work to educate the public and health care professionals about PrEP.
Calls on the Department of Health and Human Services to review outreach efforts of HIV prevention programs and to study solutions regarding barriers to PrEP access.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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