Nearly 400,000 new HIV infections have occurred in the United States since PrEP was first approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on July 16th, 2012. Over those ten years, Black, Latinx, and queer communities have continued to bear the brunt of this devastating epidemic. It is critical that the nation address this long-standing crisis by creating a national PrEP program to expand access to PrEP so that it reaches every person in need. We urge the Biden Administration and Congress to fund a national #PrEPProgram now.
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| Legislation | Full Name | Summaries | Status |
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| S. Res. 452 | Commemorating and supporting the goals of World AIDS Day | Commemorating and supporting the goals of World AIDS Day. | Introduced |
| S. Res. 161 | Supporting the goals and ideals of World Malaria Day | Supporting the goals and ideals of World Malaria Day (annually April 25th). | Introduced |
| S. 2481 | End Neglected Tropical Diseases Act | To facilitate effective research on and treatment of neglected tropical diseases through coordinated domestic and international efforts. | Introduced |
| S. 2438 | End Tuberculosis Now Act of 2019 | To prevent, treat, and cure tuberculosis globally (looks at intersection of TB and HIV). | Introduced |
| S. 1399 | Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019 | To amend title VIII of the Public Health Services Act to revise and extend nursing workforce development programs. | Introduced |
| S. Res. 318 | Support the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and the Sixth Replenishment | Commends the Global Fund to Fight AIDS and its partners for their contributions to ending the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria and secures funding. | Agreed in Senate |
| S. Res. 198 | Resolution condemning Brunei’s dramatic human rights backsliding | Censures Brunei’s criminal laws with respect to sexual orientation and adultery, and supports the withdrawal and denial of United States visas for Brunei officials. | Agreed in Senate |
| S. 3037 | International Violence Against Women Act of 2019 | To prevent international violence against women and other purposes, including looking at intersection of HIV, women living with HIV, and violence against women. | Introduced |
| S. 946 | Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act of 2019 | To complete a study on barriers to participation in federally funded cancer clinical trials by populations that have been underrepresented (minority health focus). | Introduced |
| S. 861 | International Human Rights Defense Act of 2019 | Establishes in the Department of State a permanent Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex) individuals. | Introduced |
| S. Res. 119 | Supporting the goals of World Tuberculosis Day to raise awareness about tuberculosis | Support the goals of World Tuberculosis Day and raise awareness about the disease. | Introduced |
| S. 1225 | Elder Pride Act of 2019 | Establishes the Office of Older LGBT Policy and a related rural outreach grant program. The office shall coordinate research and services for older lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals. | Introduced |
| S. 3004 | Greater Leadership Overseas for the Benefit of Equality Act of 2019 | To protect human rights and enhance opportunities for LGBTI people around the world, and for other purposes. | Introduced |
| S. 1825 | Global Respect Act of 2019 | Visa-blocking sanctions on foreign persons responsible for or complicit in violating the human rights of individuals due to actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics. | Introduced |
| S. 211 | SURVIVE Act | To amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to secure urgent resources vital to Indian victims of crime, and for other purposes. | Introduced |
| S. 1159 | Inclusive Aging Act | Amend Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish the Office of Inclusivity and Sexual Health and a rural outreach grant program carried out by that Office, and for other purposes. | Introduced |
| S. 2583 | Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020 | Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes (including HIV/AIDs programs). | Introduced |
| S. 1801 | Affordable Medications Act | To ensure medications are affordable. | Introduced |
| S. 2524 | Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 | Establishes the Office of Older LGBT Policy and a related rural outreach grant program; the office shall coordinate research and services for older lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals | Introduced |
| S. 2920 | Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019 | To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and for other purposes. | Introduced |
| S. 1926 | PrEP Access and Coverage Act | To increase access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce the transmission of HIV. | Introduced |
| S. 1530 | Youth Access to Sexual Health Services Act of 2019 | Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to support the access of marginalized youth to sexual health services, and for other purposes. | Introduced |
| S. Res. 247 | A resolution recognizing June 2019 as “LGBTQ Pride Month” | Recognizing June 2019 as “LGBTQ Pride Month”. | Introduced |
| S. 1524 | Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2019 | Provide for the overall health and well-being of young people, including the promotion of lifelong sexual health and healthy relationships, and for other purposes. | Introduced |
| S. 707 | Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act of 2019 | Requires the State Department to include all of the facts of human rights, including reproductive rights, in its annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. | Introduced |
| S. 2766 | Girls’ Leadership, Engagement, Agency, and Development Act of 2019 | Support and expand civic engagement and political leadership of adolescent girls (who are at a high risk for HIV) around the world, and other purposes. | Introduced |
| S. 719 | Solitary Confinement Reform Act | To reform the use of solitary confinement and other forms of restrictive housing in the Bureau of Prisons, especially in certain circumstances, including when patient is HIV positive. Also for other purposes. | Introduced |
| S. 1365 | Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2019 | To provide emergency assistance to States, territories, Tribal nations, and local areas affected by the opiod epidemic and to make financial assistance to States, territories, Tribal nations, local areas, and public or private nonprofit entities to provide for the development, organization, coordination, and operation of more effective and cost efficient systems for the delivery of essential services to individuals with substance use disorder and their families. | Introduced |
| S. 1790 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 | To authorze appopriations for the fiscal year 2020 for the Department of Defense, for health care, the Defense Health Program, and for defense activities of various purposes. | Introduced |
| Became Law |
| Number | Name | Description |
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| H.R.5806 | HELP Act of 2020 |
Amends title VII of the Public Health Service Act to provide for a loan repayment program for the HIV clinical and dental workforce.
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| H.R.3815 | PrEP Access and Coverage Act | Increases access to pre-exposure prophylaxis to reduce the transmission of HIV. |
| H.R.6054 | REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act of 2020 | Modernizes laws and policies, and works to eliminate discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS. |
| H.Res.517 |
Supporting the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), malaria, and its Sixth Replenishment
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| H.Res.504 |
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day, and for other purposes
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| H.Res.111 | Supporting the goals and ideals of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day | |
| H.Con.Res.78 | Supporting the goals and ideals of World AIDS Day | |
| H.Res.308 | Supporting the goals and ideals of National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day | |
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Legislation with Provisions Related to HIV
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| H.R.2312 | Elder Pride Act |
Includes provisions that direct the Assistant Director of the Office of Inclusivity and Sexual Health should collect and disseminate information about the challenges experienced by LGBT older individuals.
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| H.R.1351 | SURVIVE Act |
Includes provisions granting funding for Indian tribes to fund prophylactic treatment to prevent an individual from contracting HIV/AIDS or any other sexually transmitted disease or infection.
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| H.R.2701 | Youth Access to Sexual Health Services Act of 2019 |
Includes provisions ordering the Secretary of Health and Human Services may (1) train individuals that work with marginalized youth on the prevention of sexually transmitted infections including HIV (2) award grants that plan to serve marginalized youth that are not served by Federal adolescent programs for the prevention of pregnancy, HIV, and other sexually transmitted infections.
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| H.R.1226 | ACE Kids Act of 2019 |
Includes provisions defining the term ‘chronic condition’ to mean a serious, long-term physical, mental, or developmental disability or disease, including HIV/AIDS.
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| H.R.2452 | Medicare for America Act of 2019 |
Includes provisions for a 100% reimbursement for medical conditons including complications from HIV, defines “screening, testing, treatment, and pre- and post-test counseling for sexually transmitted diseases and HIV” as medically necessary, and extends the waiver for the ““Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program grants under title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act.”
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| H.R.826 | End Neglected Tropical Diseases Act |
Includes provisions ordering the Office Of The Global AIDS Coordinato should take into account evolving research on the impact of neglected tropical diseases on efforts to control HIV/AIDS when making future programming decisions.
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| H.R.1226 | ACE Kids Act of 2019 |
Includes provisions defining the term ‘chronic condition’ to mean a serious, long-term physical, mental, or developmental disability or disease, including HIV/AIDS.
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| H.R.1328 | ACCESS BROADBAND Act |
The term “Federal broadband support program” includes Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS of the Department of Housing and Urban Development” since the program offers broadband internet service or programs for promoting broadband access.
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| H.R.1839 | Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019 (PASSED) |
Includes provisions defining the term ‘chronic condition’ to mean a serious, long-term physical, mental, or developmental disability or disease, including HIV/AIDS.
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| H.R.2720 | Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2019 |
One of the purposes of this bill is to address health inequalities, and to withold federal funding to sexual education programs that do not address certain topics including HIV.
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| H.R.5267 | International Violence Against Women Act of 2019 |
Includes provisions that address gender norms and inequities to reduce HIV risk and increase access to HIV prevention, care, and treatment services for women and men following a study that showed women who have experienced violence are up to three times more at risk to contract HIV.
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| H.R.1581 | Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act of 2019 |
Includes provisions to promote the prevention, detection, and treatment of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV.
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| H.R.267 | Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 |
Includes a provision for $375,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2020 to be used for housing opportunities for individuals with AIDS.
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