I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6111 
To modernize laws and policies, and eliminate discrimination, with respect 
to people living with HIV/AIDS, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 1, 2021 
Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N, Ms. SHERRILL, 
Mr. KILMER, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. 
MALINOWSKI, Mr. TONKO, Mr. KHANNA, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of 
New York, Mr. PANETTA, Ms. NORTON, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. WILLIAMS 
of Georgia, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. RUSH, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. 
BASS, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. POCAN, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. 
WASSERMAN
SCHULTZ, Ms. MENG, Mr. CARSON, Mr. LIEU, Ms. 
PRESSLEY, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, and Mr. 
BUTTERFIELD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on En-
ergy and Commerce, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To modernize laws and policies, and eliminate discrimination, 
with respect to people living with HIV/AIDS, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Repeal Existing Poli-
cies that Encourage and Allow Legal HIV Discrimination 
Act of 2022’’ or the ‘‘REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act 
of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) At present, 31 States and 2 United States 
territories have criminal statutes based on perceived 
exposure to HIV, rather than behaviors motivated by 
an intent to harm, presenting a significant risk of 
transmission and resulting in actual transmission of 
HIV to another. Eleven States have HIV-specific 
laws that make spitting or biting a felony, even 
though it is not possible to transmit HIV via saliva. 
Twenty-four States require persons who are aware 
that they have HIV to disclose their status to sexual 
partners, regardless of whether they are non-infec-
tious. Fourteen of these 24 States also require dis-
closure to needle-sharing partners. Twenty-five 
States criminalize one or more behaviors that pose 
a low or negligible risk for HIV transmission. 
(2) HIV-specific criminal laws are classified as 
felonies in 28 States. Eighteen States impose sen-
tences of up to 10 years per violation; seven impose 
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sentences between 11 and 20 years; and five impose 
sentences of greater than 20 years. 
(3) When members of the Armed Forces ac-
quire HIV, they are issued orders that require them 
to disclose and use a condom under all cir-
cumstances including when the known risk of trans-
mission is zero. Failure to disclose can result in 
prosecution under the Uniform Code of Military Jus-
tice. 
(4) The number of prosecutions, arrests, and 
instances where HIV-based charges are used to in-
duce plea agreements is unknown. Because State- 
level prosecution and arrest data are not readily 
available in any national legal database, the societal 
impact of these laws may be underestimated and 
most cases that end in a plea arrangement or go to 
trial are not reduced to written, published opinions. 
(5) State and Federal criminal law does not 
currently reflect the four decades of medical ad-
vances and discoveries made with regard to trans-
mission and treatment of HIV/AIDS. 
(6) According to CDC, correct and consistent 
male or female condom use, or adherence to a pre- 
exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) regimen that results in 
viral suppression, are very effective in preventing 
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