HIV Medication Access Act

Bill: 119-s-2846
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
Introduced: 2025-09-17
Latest action: action_date: 2025-09-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2846 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 17 (legislative day, September 16), 2025 Ms. Rosen (for herself, Mr. Kaine , Mr. Van Hollen , Ms. Cortez Masto , Mr. Schiff , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Booker , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Heinrich , and Mr. Sanders ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to modify treatment activities for assistance to combat HIV/AIDS.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the HIV Medication Access Act . 2. Modification of prevention activities for assistance to combat HIV/AIDS Section 104A(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151b–2(d) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting , which shall be considered to be core life-saving humanitarian assistance, before including ; (B) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; (C) in subparagraph (K)(viii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (L) assistance to provide HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medications. ; (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) subparagraph (D), by adding and at the end; and (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a period; and (3) in paragraph (3)(A)— (A) by inserting , including at-risk populations in accordance with a scientific-based analysis designated by the World Health Organization, after specific populations ; (B) by striking efforts to reduce the risk of HIV/AIDS infection including and inserting efforts to reduce the risk of HIV/AIDS infection, which shall be considered to be core life-saving humanitarian assistance, including pre- and ; and (C) by inserting , which shall be considered to be core life-saving humanitarian assistance before the period at the end.