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Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2017

This bill directs the Bureau of Prisons to develop a comprehensive policy to provide HIV testing, treatment, and prevention for federal inmates in prison and upon reentry.

It amends the federal criminal code:

to require an HIV test for each convicted federal offender sentenced to prison for any length of time regardless of risk factors, unless the individual declines;

to make the HIV test part of the routine health screening conducted at intake; and

to require a pre-release HIV test, unless the individual declines.

Action Timeline

Action Date	Type	Text	Source
2017-04-26	Committee	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.	House committee actions
2017-04-04	IntroReferral	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.	House floor actions
2017-04-04	IntroReferral	Introduced in House	Library of Congress

Sponsor :

Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]

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Policy Area :

Crime and Law Enforcement

See Subjects

Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Department of Justice
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Evidence and witnesses
HIV/AIDS
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Right of privacy
Sexually transmitted diseases
Women's health

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