Community AIDS and Hepatitis Prevention Act
Latest action · Jul 30, 2008 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 30, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Community AIDS and Hepatitis Prevention Act - Provides that nothing shall prohibit the use of federal funds to establish or carry out a program of distributing sterile syringes to reduce the transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and viral hepatitis.
Cosponsors 49
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 30, 2008 to Oct 2, 2008; 25 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Jul 31, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jul 31, 2008 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Jul 31, 2008 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jul 31, 2008 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Jul 31, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Sep 8, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Sep 8, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Sep 8, 2008 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Sep 10, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Sep 10, 2008 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Sep 16, 2008 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Sep 16, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Sep 17, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Sep 17, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Sep 18, 2008 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Sep 18, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Sep 18, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Sep 22, 2008 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Sep 22, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Sep 24, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Oct 2, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jul 30, 2008 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 30, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2008Introduced in House
- Jul 30, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 30, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To permit the use of Federal funds for syringe exchange programs for purposes of reducing the transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Community AIDS and Hepatitis Prevention Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2008Introduced in House
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