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United States · Resolution · HCONRES

H.Con.Res. 280 (110th)

Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day".

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Introduced

16 January 2008

Last action

16 January 2008 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Barbara Lee, Gregory Meeks, Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Maxine Waters, Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24], Eleanor Norton, Tammy Baldwin, Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], BOBBY RUSH, Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], JOHN LEWIS, Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], ELIJAH CUMMINGS, Gwen Moore, Danny Davis, Sanford Bishop, Al Green, Raúl Grijalva, Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Jerrold Nadler, Edward Markey, Grace Napolitano, Sheila Jackson Lee, Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Keith Ellison, Betty McCollum, EDDIE JOHNSON, Albio Sires, Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], ALCEE HASTINGS, JOSE SERRANO, G. K. Butterfield, Janice Schakowsky, Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-26], Nydia Velázquez, Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12], Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32], Robert Scott, LUIS GUTIERREZ, Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19], Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33], Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13]

Subjects

Healthcare, Education

Source updated

7 April 2025

Healthcare · Education

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Summary

Expresses support for: (1) the goals and ideals of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day; (2) full and equitable funding for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006; (3) development of a national AIDS plan to reduce new HIV infections; (4) appropriate funding for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment; (5) the strengthening of stable African-American communities; (6) reducing the impact of incarceration as a driver of new HIV infections within the African-American community; (7) HIV prevention education programs to promote the early identification of HIV through voluntary routine testing and to connect those in need to treatment as early as possible; (8) reducing the number of HIV infections in the African-American community resulting from injection drug use; and (9) efforts to link those infected with HIV to accessible care and treatment options. Applauds the codification of the Minority AIDS Initiative within the reauthorization of the Ryan White CARE Act.

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Timeline

  1. 16 January 2008

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 16 January 2008

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 16 January 2008

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  4. 16 January 2008

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

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