To provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons.
USA115th CongressHR-1882| House
| Updated: 4/26/2017
Maxine Waters
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (37)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentDepartment of JusticeDrug, alcohol, tobacco useEvidence and witnessesHealth information and medical recordsHealth promotion and preventive careHIV/AIDSInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical tests and diagnostic methodsRight of privacySexually transmitted diseasesWomen's health
To provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons.
USA115th CongressHR-1882| House
| Updated: 4/26/2017
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.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Maxine Waters
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (37)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
Crime and Law Enforcement
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- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentDepartment of JusticeDrug, alcohol, tobacco useEvidence and witnessesHealth information and medical recordsHealth promotion and preventive careHIV/AIDSInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical tests and diagnostic methodsRight of privacySexually transmitted diseasesWomen's health