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REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act of 2015 Repeal Existing Policies that Encourage and Allow Legal HIV Discrimination Act of 2015 [HB-1586]
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REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act of 2015 Repeal Existing Policies that Encourage and Allow Legal HIV Discrimination Act of 2015 Expresses the sense of Congress that federal and state laws, policies, and regulations regarding people living with HIV/AIDS should: (1) not place unique or additional burdens on such individuals solely as a result of their HIV status; and (2) demonstrate a public health-oriented, evidence-based, medically accurate, and contemporary understanding of HIV transmission, health implications, treatment, and the impact of punitive
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 08/13/2015
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Supporting the goals of World AIDS Day. [HR-1223]
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This resolution encourages people around the world to work towards ending the HIV epidemic by 2030, and it commends efforts and achievements in combating HIV/AIDS. Further, it supports funding and other actions to promote prevention, care and treatment services, and research programs for communities and people impacted by HIV.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 11/16/2020
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A resolution commemorating and supporting the goals of World AIDS day. [SR-597]
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Supports the goals and ideals of World AIDS Day. Commends the progress in global AIDS programs supported through the efforts of the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and UNAIDS. Urges full implementation of the Global Plan Towards the Elimination of New HIV Infections Among Children by 2015 and Keeping Their Mothers Alive, and further expansion of antiretroviral treatment programs. Calls for scaling up treatment to reach all individuals eligible for treatment under
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Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher A. Coons
Committee On Foreign Relations. Ordered To Be Reported Without Amendment Favorably. on 12/11/2014
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A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of World Malaria Day. [SR-426]
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Supports the ideals of World Malaria Day, including the World Health Assembly's target to reduce malaria incidence rates by more than 75% by 2015. Recognizes the importance of reducing malaria to improve child and maternal health, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Commends the progress made toward reducing global malaria prevalence and deaths, particularly through the efforts of the President's Malaria Initiative and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. Supports public-private partnerships to develop more effective and affordable
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Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin
Committee On Foreign Relations. Ordered To Be Reported With Amendments Favorably. on 05/20/2014
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A resolution supporting the goals of World Tuberculosis Day to raise awareness about tuberculosis. [SR-393]
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Supports the goals of World Tuberculosis Day to raise awareness about tuberculosis. Commends the progress of anti-tuberculosis efforts by entities that include the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. Reaffirms the commitment to global tuberculosis control set forth in the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sherrod Brown
Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S1694) on 03/24/2014
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A resolution commemorating and supporting the goals of World AIDS Day. [SR-314]
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Supports the goals and ideals of World AIDS Day, including getting to zero through zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination, and zero AIDS-related deaths. Commends the progress in global AIDS programs supported through the efforts of the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and UNAIDS. Urges full implementation of the Global Plan Towards the Elimination of New HIV Infections Among Children by 2015 and Keeping Their Mothers Alive, and further expansion of antiretroviral
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Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher A. Coons
Measure Laid Before Senate By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S3043-3044) on 05/14/2014
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A resolution recognizing the third anniversary of the tragic earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010, honoring those who lost their lives in that earthquake, and expressing continued solidarity with the people of Haiti. [SR-12]
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Mourns the loss of lives as a result of the earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010, and the subsequent cholera epidemic. Honors the sacrifice made by the government and civil society of Haiti, the U.S. government, the United Nations (U.N.), and the international community in their response to those affected by the calamity. Reaffirms the Senate's solidarity with the government and people of Haiti. Supports the long-term reconstruction efforts of the United States in full cooperation with the government of Haiti, its Office of the Secretary
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Resolution Agreed To In Senate With An Amendment And An Amended Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S1668-1669; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S1668-1669) on 03/11/2013
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A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of World Malaria Day. [SR-119]
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Supports the ideals of World Malaria Day, including the target of ending malaria deaths by 2015. Recognizes the importance of reducing malaria to improve child and maternal health, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Commends the progress made toward reducing global malaria prevalence and deaths, particularly through the efforts of the President's Malaria Initiative and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. Welcomes public-private partnerships to develop more effective and affordable tools for malaria diagnosis, treatment, and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S3060; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S3047-3048) on 04/25/2013
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A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day. [SR-104]
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Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day. Encourages state and local governments to recognize and support such a day. Promotes effective and comprehensive HIV prevention education programs as a tool to ensure that all people in the United States are educated about HIV. Urges youth-friendly and accessible health care services to better provide for the early identification of HIV through voluntary routine testing and to connect those in need to clinically and culturally appropriate care and treatment as
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S2846) on 04/22/2013
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Prize Fund for HIV/AIDS Act [S.626]
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Prize Fund for HIV/AIDS Act - Denies any person the exclusive right to manufacture, distribute, sell, or use in interstate commerce a qualifying treatment for HIV/AIDS, or to a manufacturing process for such a treatment, including the exclusive right to rely on health registration data or the 30-month stay-of-effectiveness period for Orange Book patents. Prescribes remuneration, in the form of prize payments from a Prize Fund for HIV/AIDS, in lieu of such market exclusivity. Exempts from this elimination of exclusive rights any dual use product
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/20/2013
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Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 [S.47]
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Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) to add or expand definitions of several terms used in such Act, including : (1) "culturally specific services" to mean community-based services that offer culturally relevant and linguistically specific services and resources to culturally specific communities; (2) "personally identifying information or personal information" with respect to a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; (3) "underserved
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Became Public Law No: 113-4. on 03/07/2013
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Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2013 [S.372]
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Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award competitive grants to enable eligible entities to carry out programs that provide adolescents with comprehensive sex education to: (1) replicate evidence-based sex education programs, (2) substantially incorporate elements of evidence-based sex education programs, or (3) create a demonstration project based on generally accepted characteristics of effective sex education programs. Sets forth provisions regarding evaluation of such programs.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/14/2013
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HIV Organ Policy Equity Act [S.330]
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HIV Organ Policy Equity Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to repeal the requirement that the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network adopt and use standards of quality for the acquisition and transportation of donated organs that include standards for preventing the acquisition of organs infected with the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Replaces this requirement with authorization for the Network to adopt and use such standards with respect to organs infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV),
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Became Public Law No: 113-51. on 11/21/2013
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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 [S.2499]
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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 - Title I: Department of State and Related Agency - Makes FY2015 appropriations for the Department of State (Department) for: administration of foreign affairs and diplomatic and consular programs; the Capital Investment Fund; the Office of Inspector General; educational and cultural exchange programs; representation allowances; protection of foreign missions and officials; U.S. embassy security, construction, and maintenance; emergencies in the diplomatic
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Sponsored by: Sen. Patrick J. Leahy
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Leahy. With Written Report No. 113-195. on 06/19/2014
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International Human Rights Defense Act of 2014 [S.2472]
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International Human Rights Defense Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of State to establish in the Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples who shall: (1) direct U.S. government efforts regarding human rights abuses against the LGBT community internationally and the advancement of human rights for LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender) people in U.S. foreign policy, and (2) represent the United States internationally in bilateral and multilateral engagement on
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 06/12/2014
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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 [S.2438]
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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 - Title I: Department of Transportation - Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2015 - Makes appropriations for FY2015 to the Department of Transportation (DOT), including: (1) the Office of the Secretary, (2) the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), (3) the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), (4) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), (5) the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), (6) the Federal Railroad
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Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Murray. With Written Report No. 113-182. on 06/05/2014
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21st Century Global Health Technology Act [S.2407]
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21st Century Global Health Technology Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to establish within the Health and Infectious Diseases and Nutrition Section of the Global Health Bureau of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) a program to develop technologies designed to: (1) improve the health and nutrition of populations in developing countries; (2) reduce maternal, newborn, and child mortality in such countries; and (3) improve the diagnosis, prevention, and reduction of disease, especially HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 05/22/2014
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Repeal Existing Policies that Encourage and Allow Legal HIV Discrimination Act of 2013 [S.1790]
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Repeal Existing Policies that Encourage and Allow Legal HIV Discrimination Act of 2013 or the REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that federal and state laws, policies, and regulations regarding people living with HIV/AIDS should: (1) not place unique or additional burdens on such individuals solely as a result of their HIV status; and (2) demonstrate a public health-oriented, evidence-based, medically accurate, and contemporary understanding of HIV transmission, health implications, treatment, and the impact
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 12/10/2013
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PEPFAR Stewardship and Oversight Act of 2013 [S.1545]
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PEPFAR Stewardship and Oversight Act of 2013 - (Sec. 2) Amends the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 to extend through FY2018 requirements that: (1) the Inspectors General of the Department of State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors, of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) jointly develop oversight plans to combat global HIV/AIDS. (Sec. 3) Extends through September 30, 2019, the requirement that the Global AIDS Coordinator
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Became Public Law No: 113-56. on 12/02/2013
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Communities United with Religious leaders for the Elimination of HIV/AIDS Act of 2013 [S.1408]
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Communities United with Religious leaders for the Elimination of HIV/AIDS Act of 2013 or CURE Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health, to make grants to eligible health entities (i.e., a public health agency, a health center, including a center operated by an Indian tribe or organization, a community-based organization, or a faith-based organization) for: (1) HIV/AIDS education and outreach activities, (2) HIV/AIDS prevention and access to treatment,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/31/2013