IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 210 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS 
Awareness Day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2025 
Ms. WATERS
(for herself, Ms. KELLY
of Illinois, Ms. NORTON, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Ms. CLARKE of New York, 
Ms. CROCKETT, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. 
JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. MCCLELLAN, Mrs. MCIVER, Mrs. RAMIREZ, 
Ms. SEWELL, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. TITUS, and Mrs. WAT-
SON COLEMAN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women and 
Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. 
Whereas the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the 
virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome 
(AIDS); 
Whereas the first cases of what later came to be known as 
AIDS were reported in the United States in 1981, mark-
ing the beginning of the global HIV/AIDS epidemic; 
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Whereas HIV continues to spread in the United States and 
around the world, and AIDS-related illnesses continue to 
kill thousands of people in the United States and glob-
ally; 
Whereas, according to data from the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC), there are more than 
1,200,000 people living with HIV in the United States, 
and approximately 22 percent of them are women; 
Whereas, every year in the United States, there are approxi-
mately 31,800 new HIV infections, and 8,000 people die 
with HIV-related illnesses; 
Whereas women accounted for 19 percent of new HIV diag-
noses in the United States in 2022; 
Whereas, according to an estimate from the CDC, 13 percent 
of those who are infected with HIV in the United States 
do not know they are infected; 
Whereas women of color, especially African-American women, 
are disproportionately affected by HIV in the United 
States, accounting for the majority of new HIV diag-
noses, the majority of women living with HIV, and the 
majority of deaths among women with HIV; 
Whereas, in the United States, African-American women ac-
count for 50 percent of new HIV diagnoses among 
women, Latina women account for 20 percent of new 
HIV diagnoses among women, and Asian-American 
women, Native American women, and women of multiple 
races account for an additional 5 percent of new HIV di-
agnoses among women; 
Whereas the CDC recommends that all patients between the 
ages of 13 and 64 get tested for HIV at least once as 
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part of routine health care, and that patients who may 
have risk factors for HIV be screened at least annually; 
Whereas the CDC recommends that all pregnant women be 
screened for HIV; 
Whereas, when a woman living with HIV receives comprehen-
sive care before, during, and after a pregnancy, it signifi-
cantly reduces the risk of passing HIV to her child; 
Whereas the Joint United Nations Program on HIV and 
AIDS (UNAIDS) leads global efforts to stop the spread 
of HIV and respond to the worldwide HIV/AIDS epi-
demic; 
Whereas, according to UNAIDS, globally, more than 
42,000,000 people have died from AIDS-related illnesses 
since the beginning of the epidemic, and 630,000 people 
died from AIDS-related illnesses in 2023; 
Whereas there are almost 40,000,000 people living with HIV 
globally, and 53 percent of them are women and girls; 
Whereas 44 percent of all new HIV infections globally were 
among women and girls in 2023; 
Whereas, every week, 4,000 adolescent girls and young 
women between the ages of 15 and 24 years became in-
fected with HIV globally in 2023, and 3,100 of these in-
fections occurred in sub-Saharan Africa; 
Whereas inequitable gender norms, transactional sex, sexual 
violence, sexually transmitted infections, and early preg-
nancy continue to drive new HIV infections among 
women and girls in many countries; 
Whereas women and adolescent girls face serious challenges 
with respect to the prevention of HIV infection due to in-
adequate access to evidence-based and rights-based, age- 
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appropriate, and comprehensive sexuality and HIV-pre-
vention education and tools, including— 
(1) pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and testing; 
(2) sexual- and gender-based violence prevention and 
care services; and 
(3) sexual and reproductive health information and 
services, including screening and treatment for sexually 
transmitted infections, and access to a full range of con-
traceptive methods, including male and female condoms; 
Whereas National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness 
Day is observed on March 10, 2025; and 
Whereas, each year on March 10, individuals, organizations, 
and policymakers across the United States participate in 
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day to 
increase awareness of, spark conversations on, and high-
light the work being done to reduce the incidence of HIV 
among women and girls while showing support for those 
with HIV: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the progress made in responding 
to the HIV/AIDS epidemic since its inception 44 
years ago, and recommits to bipartisan efforts to 
end the HIV epidemic in the United States and 
globally; 
(2) calls for greater focus on the HIV-related 
vulnerabilities of women and girls, including those at 
risk of, or who have survived or faced, violence or 
discrimination as a result of the disease; 
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(3) supports strong, sustained investment in 
prevention, care, treatment services, and research 
programs, including efforts to reduce disparities and 
improve access to lifesaving medications, for women 
and girls affected by HIV and individuals diagnosed 
with HIV in the United States and globally; 
(4) supports efforts in the United States to re-
duce new HIV infections, increase access to care and 
improve health outcomes for women and girls living 
with HIV, reduce HIV-related disparities and health 
inequities, and achieve a more coordinated national 
response to the HIV epidemic; 
(5) supports the investment of the United 
States in global efforts to significantly reduce new 
HIV infections among women and girls through evi-
dence-based, multisectoral approaches; 
(6) encourages youth-friendly, culturally respon-
sive, inclusive, and accessible health care services, 
especially access to medications such as pre- and 
post-exposure prophylaxis and antiretroviral therapy, 
to better provide for the early identification of HIV 
through voluntary routine testing and to connect 
those in need to clinically and culturally appropriate 
care and treatment as early as possible; 
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(7) encourages continued investment and en-
gagement across foreign assistance programs and 
diplomatic efforts to— 
(A) address violence against women and 
girls; 
(B) combat discrimination on the basis of 
sexual orientation and gender identity; and 
(C) recognize the inability of adolescent 
girls to access a full range of sexual and repro-
ductive health services and rights as a key driv-
er of the HIV epidemic; and 
(8) promotes access to up-to-date, inclusive, cul-
turally responsive, and medically accurate informa-
tion about HIV, such as information on pre- and 
post-exposure prophylaxis, in sexual education cur-
ricula to ensure that all individuals, including 
women and girls, are educated about HIV. 
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