House Bills - 110th Congress

H. R. 6680 —The Community AIDS and Hepatitis Prevention Act

On July 30, 2008, Representative Jose Serrano (D-NY) introduced H.R. 6680, the Community AIDS and Hepatitis Prevention Act. Provisions would provide that “notwithstanding any other provisions for law, nothing shall prohibit the use of Federal funds to establish or carry out a program of distributing sterile syringes to reduce the transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis.” H.R. 6680 was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.