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119-sres-522119th Congress

A resolution commemorating and supporting the goals of World AIDS Day.

Sponsored By: Senator Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]

Introduced

Summary

**Supports World AIDS Day goals of *zero new HIV transmissions, zero discrimination, and zero AIDS-related deaths*.** The resolution would reaffirm U.S. leadership and urge scaling up testing, treatment, prevention, research, and funding to help end the HIV epidemic by 2030.

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  • People living with HIV and families: Urges expanded testing and antiretroviral treatment programs, with special attention to children; the preamble notes about 40.8 million people worldwide living with HIV and 1.4 million children among them.
  • Communities most affected: Calls for actions to reduce racial and geographic disparities, highlights that young men who have sex with men of color and Southern U.S. communities face higher burdens, and notes about 39,000 U.S. diagnoses in 2023.
  • Women and girls: Calls for greater focus on vulnerabilities of women and girls, including those affected by violence or discrimination tied to HIV.
  • U.S. programs and global partners: Commends Ryan White programs, PEPFAR, and the Global Fund and urges continued funding and U.S. leadership; PEPFAR is credited with saving 26.0 million lives and directly supporting treatment for about 20.6 million people.
  • Global sustainability: Encourages developing countries to increase ownership of their HIV responses and urges other international donors to sustain and scale up financial contributions, noting U.S. contributions leverage roughly $2 from other donors for each $1 the U.S. provides.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]

NJ • D

Cosponsors

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