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To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to modify treatment activities for assistance to combat HIV/AIDS.
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to modify treatment activities for assistance to combat HIV/AIDS.
Summary
This bill amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to modify how U.S. aid programs combat HIV/AIDS internationally. It adds pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medications as an eligible assistance activity and designates prevention and treatment efforts as "core life-saving humanitarian assistance." The bill also requires prevention programs to address at-risk populations based on scientific analysis from the World Health Organization. These changes expand the types of activities that can be funded under existing HIV/AIDS assistance programs.
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Sponsor (1)
17 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN)
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA)
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA)
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL)
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI)
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA)
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA)
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL)
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI)
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI)
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL)
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ)
- Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Yassamin Ansari’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- PIVOTAL GROUP $15,750
- WINKLEVOSS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT $13,200
- BIJAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT $13,200
- HOME CREATIONS $11,700
- RELIANCE MANAGEMENT $11,600
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Actions (2)
- Jul 23, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
- Jul 23, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 23, 2025
Ms. Ansari (for herself, Mr. Carson, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Hernandez, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mrs. McIver, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Simon, Mr. Soto, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, and Mrs. Watson Coleman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to modify treatment activities for assistance to combat HIV/AIDS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. 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), 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 after “specific populations” the following: “(including at-risk populations in accordance with scientific-based analysis as designated by the World Health Organization)”;
(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 adding at the end before the period the following: “, which shall be considered to be core life-saving humanitarian assistance”. <all>
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