PrEP Assistance Program Act
Latest action · Oct 18, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedOct 15, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
PrEP Assistance Program Act
This bill establishes a grant program to provide pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and related services to individuals at no cost. PrEP is medication given to individuals at risk of HIV to reduce their likelihood of contracting the virus.
The Department of Health and Human Services must award the grants to state, tribal, and local governments; certain health clinics; and community-based organizations.
Cosponsors 70
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 15, 2021 to Dec 20, 2022; 29 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Oct 15, 2021 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Oct 15, 2021 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Oct 15, 2021 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Oct 15, 2021 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | Oct 15, 2021 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Oct 15, 2021 |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Original | Oct 15, 2021 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Oct 15, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Oct 15, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Original | Oct 15, 2021 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Oct 15, 2021 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Oct 15, 2021 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Oct 15, 2021 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Oct 15, 2021 |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Original | Oct 15, 2021 |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Original | Oct 15, 2021 |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Original | Oct 15, 2021 |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Original | Oct 15, 2021 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Oct 15, 2021 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Oct 15, 2021 |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Original | Oct 15, 2021 |
| D-NY | Mondaire Jones | Original | Oct 15, 2021 |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Original | Oct 15, 2021 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Oct 15, 2021 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Oct 15, 2021 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Oct 15, 2021 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Oct 15, 2021 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Oct 15, 2021 |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Original | Oct 15, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Oct 21, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Oct 22, 2021 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Oct 22, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Oct 25, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Oct 28, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Nov 18, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Nov 30, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Nov 30, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Dec 9, 2021 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Dec 14, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Feb 3, 2022 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Feb 4, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Feb 8, 2022 | |
| D-MO | Cori Bush | Feb 18, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Feb 18, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Mar 16, 2022 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Apr 4, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Apr 7, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Apr 14, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Apr 14, 2022 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Apr 14, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Jun 3, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Jun 3, 2022 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jun 14, 2022 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Jul 19, 2022 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jul 26, 2022 | |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Aug 26, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Sep 13, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Sep 13, 2022 | |
| D-NM | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Sep 13, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Sep 14, 2022 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Sep 14, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Sep 14, 2022 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Sep 14, 2022 | |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Sep 28, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Dec 20, 2022 |
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 Oct 15, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Oct 18, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 18, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Oct 15, 2021Introduced in House
- Oct 15, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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. 181, October 15, 2021, page H5639.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 117-799 | DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023896 pages | Appropriations Committee | May 4, 2022–Jun 15, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a grant program that provides grants to States, Indian Tribal governments, Federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, local governments, and community-based organizations to establish and support PrEP programs, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- PrEP Assistance Program Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 15, 2021Introduced in House
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