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H.R. 5605: PrEP Assistance Program Act

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H.R. 5605: PrEP Assistance Program Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-10-15 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-10-15 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

PrEP Assistance Program Act

Plain summary

PrEP Assistance Program Act This bill establishes a grant program to provide pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and related services to individuals at no cost. PrEP is medication given to individuals at risk of HIV to reduce their likelihood of contracting the virus. The Department of Health and Human Services must award the grants to state, tribal, and local governments; certain health clinics; and community-based organizations.

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Official text

PrEP Assistance Program Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] · 70 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Mark Takano (D-CA), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Peter Welch (D-VT), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Maxine Waters (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Judy Chu (D-CA), Sean Casten (D-IL), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Grace Meng (D-NY), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV) and 10 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] reported raising $955,740 (2023–2024). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr5605 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117