US Congress House Concurrent Resolution 62 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-0)
Status: Introduced on February 25 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-02-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Expresses support for: (1) the goals and ideals of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day; (2) development of a national AIDS strategy to reduce new HIV infections; (3) the strengthening of stable African-American communities; (4) reducing the impact of incarceration as a driver of new HIV infections within the African-American community; (5) reducing the number of HIV infections in the African-American community resulting from injection drug use; (6) comprehensive HIV prevention education programs to promote the early identification of HIV through voluntary routine testing and to connect those in need to treatment and care as early as possible; and (7) appropriate funding for HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment, and housing. Encourages state and local governments to recognize such day and to encourage individuals, especially African-Americans, to get tested for HIV.

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

Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]	Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D-MI]
Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]
Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. Diane Watson [D-CA]	Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-02-26		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-02-25		Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

HCR233 (Related) 2010-01-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/62/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hconres62/BILLS-111hconres62ih.pdf