Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2017
Latest action · Apr 26, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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.
- IntroducedApr 4, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2017
This bill directs the Bureau of Prisons to develop a comprehensive policy to provide HIV testing, treatment, and prevention for federal inmates in prison and upon reentry.
It amends the federal criminal code:
- to require an HIV test for each convicted federal offender sentenced to prison for any length of time regardless of risk factors, unless the individual declines;
- to make the HIV test part of the routine health screening conducted at intake; and
- to require a pre-release HIV test, unless the individual declines.
Cosponsors 37
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 4, 2017 to Apr 23, 2018; 33 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Apr 4, 2017 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Apr 26, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 26, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Apr 4, 2017Introduced in House
- Apr 4, 2017Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 58, April 4, 2017, page H2697.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 768 | Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2015 | Reintroduction of | Mar 16, 2015 |
| S 3660 | Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2018 | Related bill | Nov 27, 2018 |
| HR 5942 | Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2018 | Related bill | Oct 19, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Department of Justice
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Evidence and witnesses
- Health information and medical records
- Health promotion and preventive care
- HIV/AIDS
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Right of privacy
- Sexually transmitted diseases
- Women's health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 4, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
