Supporting the goals and ideals of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.
Latest action · Jan 29, 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.
- IntroducedJan 27, 2010
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 27, 2010 to Apr 14, 2010, with 22 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | Anh "Joseph" Cao | Original | Jan 27, 2010 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Jan 27, 2010 |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Original | Jan 27, 2010 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Jan 27, 2010 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Jan 27, 2010 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jan 27, 2010 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Jan 27, 2010 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Jan 27, 2010 |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Original | Jan 27, 2010 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jan 27, 2010 |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Original | Jan 27, 2010 |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Original | Jan 27, 2010 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Jan 27, 2010 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Jan 27, 2010 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Jan 27, 2010 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Jan 27, 2010 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | Jan 27, 2010 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Jan 27, 2010 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jan 27, 2010 |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Original | Jan 27, 2010 |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Original | Jan 27, 2010 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Jan 27, 2010 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Feb 3, 2010 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Feb 3, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Feb 3, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Feb 3, 2010 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Feb 3, 2010 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Feb 22, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Feb 22, 2010 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Feb 22, 2010 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Apr 14, 2010 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 29, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 27, 2010Introduced in House
- Jan 27, 2010Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCONRES 62 | Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day". | Related bill | Feb 26, 2009 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
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- Jan 27, 2010Introduced in House
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