H.R. 6138 (112th): Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Act of 2012

Introduced:
Jul 18, 2012 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA9]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

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Status

This bill was introduced on July 18, 2012, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Jul 18, 2012
Referred to Committee Jul 18, 2012
Cosponsors
46 cosponsors (46D) (show)
Committees

House Armed Services

House Education and the Workforce

House Energy and Commerce

House Financial Services

House Foreign Affairs

House Judiciary

House Ways and Means

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Full Title

To bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the United States and around the world.

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Last updated Jul 18, 2012.
139 pages

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7/18/2012--Introduced.
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.

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