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H.R. 768

Referred to Committee

Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2015

Introduced 2/5/2015•114th Congress•House

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

3/16/2015 • House

Summary

Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2015

Directs the Bureau of Prisons to develop a comprehensive policy to provide HIV testing, treatment, and prevention for inmates in federal prisons and upon reentry into the community. Requires such policy to include provisions for: (1) testing of inmates upon intake and counseling; (2) HIV/AIDS prevention education; (3) HIV testing of prisoners annually upon request or upon exposure to HIV; (4) HIV testing of pregnant inmates; (5) comprehensive medical treatment of inmates who test positive for HIV and confidential counseling on managing their medical condition and preventing its transmission to other persons; (6) protection of confidentiality; (7) testing, counseling, and referral prior to reentry into the community; (8) allowing inmates the right to refuse routine HIV testing; (9) excluding as "routine" the testing of an inmate who may have transmitted HIV to any U.S. officer or employee or to any person lawfully present but not incarcerated in a correctional facility; and (10) timely notification of test results.

Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) require HIV testing for all federal prison inmates upon intake regardless of length of sentence or risk factors, (2) allow inmates to decline testing prior to release from incarceration, and (3) make HIV testing part of the routine health screening conducted at intake.

Requires the Bureau to report on: (1) testing, treatment, and prevention education programs for hepatitis and other diseases transmitted through sexual activity and intravenous drug use; and (2) the incidence among prison inmates of diseases transmitted through sexual activity and intravenous drug use.

Introduced in House • 2/5/2015

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Topics & Subjects

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentDepartment of JusticeDrug, alcohol, tobacco useEvidence and witnessesHIV/AIDSHealth information and medical recordsHealth promotion and preventive careInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical tests and diagnostic methodsRight of privacySexually transmitted diseasesWomen's health

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (36)

Party Breakdown

36
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Sponsor

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Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]

Democrat • CA-43

Sponsored 2/5/2015

Cosponsors (35)

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Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13]

D-MI-13

Joined 2/5/2015

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Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]

D-CA-13

Joined 2/5/2015

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Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]

D-NY-9

Joined 2/5/2015

Bill Journey

Originated in the House

Introduced

February 5, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Introduced in House2/5/2015

Details

Bill TypeHR
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors35