REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act of 2021
Latest action · Apr 28, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 24, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Repeal Existing Policies that Encourage and Allow Legal HIV Discrimination Act of 2021 or the REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act of 2021
This bill concerns the burdens that federal and state laws, policies, and regulations may place upon people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
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 35
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 24, 2021 to May 19, 2022; 21 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Feb 24, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Feb 24, 2021 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Feb 24, 2021 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Feb 24, 2021 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Feb 24, 2021 |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Original | Feb 24, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Feb 24, 2021 |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Original | Feb 24, 2021 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Feb 24, 2021 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Feb 24, 2021 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Feb 24, 2021 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Feb 24, 2021 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Feb 24, 2021 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Feb 24, 2021 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Feb 24, 2021 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Feb 24, 2021 |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Original | Feb 24, 2021 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Feb 24, 2021 |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Original | Feb 24, 2021 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Feb 24, 2021 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Feb 24, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Apr 8, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Apr 8, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jun 4, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Jun 4, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Sep 14, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Sep 14, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Sep 14, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Sep 14, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Sep 14, 2021 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Sep 14, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Sep 14, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | Sep 14, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Dec 14, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | May 19, 2022 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 24, 2021 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Apr 28, 2021 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 24, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 25, 2021 | |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Feb 24, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 28, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Feb 25, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 24, 2021Introduced in House
- Feb 24, 2021Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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. 167, no. 35, February 24, 2021, page H618.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4486 | Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022 | Related bill | Jun 23, 2022 |
| HR 6054 | REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act of 2020 | Reintroduction of | Mar 2, 2020 |
| HR 6111 | REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act of 2022 | Related bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To modernize laws and policies, and eliminate discrimination, with respect to people living with HIV/AIDS, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act of 2021
- Repeal Existing Policies that Encourage and Allow Legal HIV Discrimination Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.
- Administrative remedies
- Civil actions and liability
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Congressional oversight
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Department of Defense
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Justice
- Detention of persons
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health information and medical records
- HIV/AIDS
- Intergovernmental relations
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Military law
- Sex and reproductive health
- Sex offenses
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 24, 2021Introduced in House
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