Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2007

To provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons.

9/25/2007--Passed House amended. Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2007 - Directs the Bureau of Prisons to develop, and draft regulations to implement, 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 provide for:
(1) testing of inmates upon intake and counseling;
(2) pre-test and post-test counseling;
(3) improvement of HIV/AIDS awareness and inmate education;
(4) HIV testing of inmates annually or upon exposure to HIV;
(5) HIV testing of pregnant inmates;
(6) comprehensive medical treatment of inmates who test positive and confidential counseling on managing their medical condition and preventing HIV transmission to other persons;
(7) protection of inmate confidentiality;
(8) testing, counseling, and referral of inmates to health care and social service agencies prior to reentry into the community;
(9) the right of inmates to refuse routine testing;
(10) mandatory testing after a documented exposure to HIV; and
(11) timely notification to inmates of test results.
Amends the federal criminal code to:
(1) require HIV testing for all inmates upon intake regardless of length of sentence or risk factors;
(2) allow inmates to decline testing prior to release from incarceration;
(3) make HIV test results inadmissible in civil and criminal proceedings; and
(4) make HIV testing part of the routine health screening conducted at inmate intake. Directs the Bureau of Prisons to report to Congress:
(1) within one year on Bureau policies and procedures to provide testing, treatment, and prevention education programs for hepatitis and other diseases transmitted through sexual activity and intravenous drug use; and
(2) annually on the incidence among inmates of diseases transmitted through sexual activity and intravenous drug use, including specific information on HIV/AIDS.
Authorizes appropriations.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Maxine Waters [D, CA-35]
• and 43 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Corrine Brown [D, FL-3]
  • Rep. George Butterfield [D, NC-1]
  • Rep. Julia Carson [D, IN-7]
  • Rep. Kathy Castor [D, FL-11]
  • Rep. Donna Christensen [D, VI-0]
  • Rep. Yvette Clarke [D, NY-11]
  • Rep. William Clay [D, MO-1]
  • Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9]
  • Rep. John Conyers [D, MI-14]
  • Rep. Elijah Cummings [D, MD-7]
  • Rep. Keith Ellison [D, MN-5]
  • Rep. James Forbes [R, VA-4]
  • Rep. Luis Fortuno [R, PR-0]
  • Rep. Al Green [D, TX-9]
  • Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
  • Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D, IL-4]
  • Rep. Alcee Hastings [D, FL-23]
  • Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15]
  • Rep. Jesse Jackson [D, IL-2]
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]
  • Rep. William Jefferson [D, LA-2]
  • Rep. Henry Johnson [D, GA-4]
  • Rep. Stephanie Jones [D, OH-11]
  • Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9]
  • Rep. John Lewis [D, GA-5]
  • Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14]
  • Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3]
  • Rep. Gregory Meeks [D, NY-6]
  • Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D, NY-8]
  • Rep. Eleanor Norton [D, DC-0]
  • Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10]
  • Rep. Charles Rangel [D, NY-15]
  • Rep. Bobby Rush [D, IL-1]
  • Rep. Robert Scott [D, VA-3]
  • Rep. Lamar Smith [R, TX-21]
  • Rep. Hilda Solis [D, CA-32]
  • Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13]
  • Rep. Bennie Thompson [D, MS-2]
  • Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10]
  • Rep. Diane Watson [D, CA-33]
  • Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12]
  • Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D, CA-6]
  • Rep. Albert Wynn [D, MD-4]
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Committees

• House Judiciary
• 2 more
  • Senate Judiciary
  • House Judiciary
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.1943

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
April 19, 2007		September 25, 2007

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• Added to calendar on Sep 25, 2008: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1085..
• Sep 25, 2008: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report.
• Sep 25, 2008: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
• Sep 26, 2007: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
• Passed by voice vote in the House on Sep 25, 2007. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
• Sep 25, 2007: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1943.
• Sep 25, 2007: Considered under suspension of the rules.
• Sep 25, 2007: Ms. Waters moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
• Added to calendar on Sep 24, 2007: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 213..
• Sep 24, 2007: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-342.
• Added to calendar on Jul 25, 2007: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote..
• Jul 25, 2007: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
• Jul 24, 2007: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
• Jul 24, 2007: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
• May 22, 2007: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
• May 22, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
• May 04, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
• Apr 19, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
• Introduced on Apr 19, 2007.
• Feb 07, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1313)

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Related Issue Areas:

• Women's health
• Criminal justice
• AIDS (Disease)
• Access to health care
• 25 more
• Civil liberties
• Congressional reporting requirements
• Drug abuse
• Drugs
• Health counseling
• Health education
• Health policy
• Hepatitis
• Human immunodeficiency viruses
• Intravenous drug abuse
• Medical care
• Medical records
• Medical screening
• Medical statistics
• Medical tests
• Medicine
• Physical examinations
• Pregnant women
• Preventive medicine
• Prison administration
• Prisoners
• Right of privacy
• Sexually transmitted diseases
• Women
• Women's health services

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October 11, 2007 Blacks issue call to action on AIDS

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October 03, 2008 Senate Approves Bill That Would Require HIV Testing In Federal Prisons

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved by voice vote a House-approved bill (HR 1943) that would require HIV/AIDS testing for inmates upon arrival in federal prisons, CQ Today reports. Under the legislation, testing and ...

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September 30, 2008 Senate Approves Bill That Would Require HIV Testing In Federal Prisons

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved by voice vote a House-approved bill (HR 1943) that would require HIV/AIDS testing for inmates upon arrival in federal prisons, CQ Today reports. [Guests Not see links. ...

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