REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act of 2017
Latest action · Dec 4, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedDec 4, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Repeal Existing Policies that Encourage and Allow Legal HIV Discrimination Act of 2017 or the REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act of 2017
This bill expresses the sense of Congress that federal and state laws, policies, and regulations regarding people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) should: (1) not place unique or additional burdens on such individuals solely as a result of their HIV status; and (2) demonstrate a public health-oriented, evidence-based, medically accurate, and contemporary understanding of HIV transmission, health implications, treatment, and the impact of punitive HIV-specific laws, policies, regulations, and judicial precedents and decisions on public health and on affected people, families, and communities.The bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Department of Defense (DOD) to initiate a national review of federal (including military) and state laws, policies, regulations, and judicial precedents and decisions regarding criminal and related civil commitment cases involving people living with HIV. DOJ must transmit to Congress and make publicly available the results of such review with related recommendations.
DOJ and HHS must: (1) develop and publicly release guidance and best practice recommendations for states, and (2) establish an integrated monitoring and evaluation system to measure state progress.
DOJ, HHS, and DOD must transmit to the President and Congress any proposals necessary to implement adjustments to federal laws, policies, or regulations.
This bill shall not be construed to discourage the prosecution of individuals who intentionally transmit or attempt to transmit HIV to another individual.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 4, 2017 to Jan 10, 2018, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Dec 4, 2017 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Dec 4, 2017 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Dec 4, 2017 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Dec 4, 2017 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Dec 4, 2017 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Jan 10, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 4, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Dec 4, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1739 | REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act of 2017 | Identical bill | Apr 24, 2017 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Congressional oversight
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Department of Defense
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Justice
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Government studies and investigations
- HIV/AIDS
- Intergovernmental relations
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Military law
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 4, 2017Introduced in Senate
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