Supporting the goals and ideals of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.
Latest action · Feb 1, 2011 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 simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedJan 24, 2011
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Expresses support for: (1) the goals and ideals of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day; (2) the implementation of the national AIDS strategy and its goals; (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 intravenous 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.
Commends the work of AIDS service organizations and community and faith-based organizations.
Cosponsors 41
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 24, 2011 to Jun 26, 2012; 25 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Jan 24, 2011 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jan 24, 2011 |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Original | Jan 24, 2011 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jan 24, 2011 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Jan 24, 2011 |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Original | Jan 24, 2011 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Jan 24, 2011 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Jan 24, 2011 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jan 24, 2011 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Jan 24, 2011 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Jan 24, 2011 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jan 24, 2011 |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Original | Jan 24, 2011 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jan 24, 2011 |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Original | Jan 24, 2011 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Jan 24, 2011 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Jan 24, 2011 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Jan 24, 2011 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Jan 24, 2011 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | Jan 24, 2011 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jan 24, 2011 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Jan 24, 2011 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jan 24, 2011 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Jan 24, 2011 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Jan 24, 2011 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Feb 8, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Feb 8, 2011 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Feb 8, 2011 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Feb 8, 2011 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Feb 8, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Feb 8, 2011 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Feb 8, 2011 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Feb 8, 2011 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Feb 8, 2011 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Feb 8, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Feb 8, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Feb 8, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Feb 8, 2011 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Feb 8, 2011 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Feb 8, 2011 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Jun 26, 2012 |
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 Jan 24, 2011 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 1, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 1, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 24, 2011Introduced in House
- Jan 24, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Supporting the goals and ideals of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Commemorative events and holidays
- Congressional tributes
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Health
- Health care coverage and access
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- HIV/AIDS
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Minority health
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 24, 2011Introduced in House
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