US HR749 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress

Status

Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)
Status: Introduced on July 31 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-08-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Supports the XIX International AIDS Conference and the goal of renewing awareness of, and commitment to, addressing the HIV/AIDS crisis in the United States and abroad. Recognizes that continued HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs are crucial to improving global health. Understands that the key to overcoming HIV/AIDS includes efforts to formulate sound public health policy, protect human rights, address the needs of women and girls, direct programming toward the populations at the highest risk of infection, and combat social challenges related to HIV/AIDS. Encourages the ongoing development in the public and private sectors of innovative therapies and advances in clinical HIV/AIDS treatment.

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Title

Expressing support for the XIX International AIDS Conference and the sense of the House of Representatives that continued commitment by the United States to HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs is crucial to protecting global health.

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History

DateChamberAction
2012-08-03HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2012-07-31HouseReferred to House Energy and Commerce
2012-07-31HouseReferred to House Foreign Affairs
2012-07-31HouseReferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2012-07-31HouseSponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1359)

Same As/Similar To

SR532 (Same As) 2012-07-26 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and passed without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S5627; text as passed Senate: CR S5627; text of measure as introduced: CR S5494)

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