H.R. 1882: Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-04-04 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-04-04 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2017

Plain summary

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.

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Official text

Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] · 37 cosponsors

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Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), André Carson (D-IN), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] reported raising $1.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr1882.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1882 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115