Recognizing the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Minority AIDS Initiative.

Bill: 110-hconres-426
Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35]
Introduced: 2008-09-24 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: AIDS (Disease)
Anniversaries
Commemorations
Community health services
Congressional tributes
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to health facilities
Health education
Human immunodeficiency viruses
Minorities
Minority health
Preventive medicine

Summary:
action_date: 2008-09-24
text: 
Commemorates the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Minority AIDS Initiative.

Commends the efforts of community organizations and health care providers in minority communities to deliver HIV/AIDS care and services.

Encourages minorities to educate themselves about the HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment and to reduce HIV related stigma. 

Expresses support for the continued funding of the Initiative and other federal programs to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS and provide treatment to those affected.

action_date: 2008-09-27
text: 
Commemorates the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Minority AIDS Initiative.

Commends the efforts of community organizations and health care providers in minority communities to deliver HIV/AIDS care and services.

Encourages all Americans to educate themselves about the HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment and to reduce HIV related stigma. 

Encourages the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to appropriately address populations significantly impacted by HIV/AIDS not only through the Initiative, but through all available programs.

Expresses support for the continuing efforts of the Initiative to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS and urges effective, compassionate treatment and care to those affected.

action_date: 2008-10-02
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 27, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Commemorates the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Minority AIDS Initiative.

Commends the efforts of community organizations and health care providers in minority communities to deliver HIV/AIDS care and services.

Encourages all Americans to educate themselves about the HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment and to reduce HIV related stigma. 

Encourages the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to appropriately address populations significantly impacted by HIV/AIDS not only through the Initiative, but through all available programs.

Expresses support for the continuing efforts of the Initiative to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS and urges effective, compassionate treatment and care to those affected.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-10-03
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2008-10-02
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10423)
action_date: 2008-10-02
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10423)
action_date: 2008-09-29
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2008-09-27
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-09-27
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-09-27
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-09-27
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H10228-10229; text of measure as introduced: CR H10228)
action_date: 2008-09-27
text: Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
action_date: 2008-09-27
text: Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
action_date: 2008-09-27
text: Mr. Pallone asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
action_date: 2008-09-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2008-09-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-09-24
text: Introduced in House