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4	4	STSESSION H. RES. 210
5	5	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS
6	6	Awareness Day.
7	7	IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
8	8	MARCH10, 2025
9	9	Ms. W
10	10	ATERS(for herself, Ms. KELLYof Illinois, Ms. NORTON, Ms.
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12	12	ELA´ZQUEZ, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Ms. CLARKEof New York,
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14	14	ROCKETT, Mr. DAVISof Illinois, Mr. JACKSONof Illinois, Mr.
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16	16	OHNSONof Georgia, Ms. MCCLELLAN, Mrs. MCIVER, Mrs. RAMIREZ,
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18	18	EWELL, Mr. THOMPSONof Mississippi, Ms. TITUS, and Mrs. WAT-
19	19	SONCOLEMAN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to
20	20	the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Com-
21	21	mittee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by
22	22	the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
23	23	in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
24	24	RESOLUTION
25	25	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women and
26	26	Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.
27	27	Whereas the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the
28	28	virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
29	29	(AIDS);
30	30	Whereas the first cases of what later came to be known as
31	31	AIDS were reported in the United States in 1981, mark-
32	32	ing the beginning of the global HIV/AIDS epidemic;
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35	35	•HRES 210 IH
36	36	Whereas HIV continues to spread in the United States and
37	37	around the world, and AIDS-related illnesses continue to
38	38	kill thousands of people in the United States and glob-
39	39	ally;
40	40	Whereas, according to data from the Centers for Disease
41	41	Control and Prevention (CDC), there are more than
42	42	1,200,000 people living with HIV in the United States,
43	43	and approximately 22 percent of them are women;
44	44	Whereas, every year in the United States, there are approxi-
45	45	mately 31,800 new HIV infections, and 8,000 people die
46	46	with HIV-related illnesses;
47	47	Whereas women accounted for 19 percent of new HIV diag-
48	48	noses in the United States in 2022;
49	49	Whereas, according to an estimate from the CDC, 13 percent
50	50	of those who are infected with HIV in the United States
51	51	do not know they are infected;
52	52	Whereas women of color, especially African-American women,
53	53	are disproportionately affected by HIV in the United
54	54	States, accounting for the majority of new HIV diag-
55	55	noses, the majority of women living with HIV, and the
56	56	majority of deaths among women with HIV;
57	57	Whereas, in the United States, African-American women ac-
58	58	count for 50 percent of new HIV diagnoses among
59	59	women, Latina women account for 20 percent of new
60	60	HIV diagnoses among women, and Asian-American
61	61	women, Native American women, and women of multiple
62	62	races account for an additional 5 percent of new HIV di-
63	63	agnoses among women;
64	64	Whereas the CDC recommends that all patients between the
65	65	ages of 13 and 64 get tested for HIV at least once as
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69	69	part of routine health care, and that patients who may
70	70	have risk factors for HIV be screened at least annually;
71	71	Whereas the CDC recommends that all pregnant women be
72	72	screened for HIV;
73	73	Whereas, when a woman living with HIV receives comprehen-
74	74	sive care before, during, and after a pregnancy, it signifi-
75	75	cantly reduces the risk of passing HIV to her child;
76	76	Whereas the Joint United Nations Program on HIV and
77	77	AIDS (UNAIDS) leads global efforts to stop the spread
78	78	of HIV and respond to the worldwide HIV/AIDS epi-
79	79	demic;
80	80	Whereas, according to UNAIDS, globally, more than
81	81	42,000,000 people have died from AIDS-related illnesses
82	82	since the beginning of the epidemic, and 630,000 people
83	83	died from AIDS-related illnesses in 2023;
84	84	Whereas there are almost 40,000,000 people living with HIV
85	85	globally, and 53 percent of them are women and girls;
86	86	Whereas 44 percent of all new HIV infections globally were
87	87	among women and girls in 2023;
88	88	Whereas, every week, 4,000 adolescent girls and young
89	89	women between the ages of 15 and 24 years became in-
90	90	fected with HIV globally in 2023, and 3,100 of these in-
91	91	fections occurred in sub-Saharan Africa;
92	92	Whereas inequitable gender norms, transactional sex, sexual
93	93	violence, sexually transmitted infections, and early preg-
94	94	nancy continue to drive new HIV infections among
95	95	women and girls in many countries;
96	96	Whereas women and adolescent girls face serious challenges
97	97	with respect to the prevention of HIV infection due to in-
98	98	adequate access to evidence-based and rights-based, age-
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101	101	•HRES 210 IH
102	102	appropriate, and comprehensive sexuality and HIV-pre-
103	103	vention education and tools, including—
104	104	(1) pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and testing;
105	105	(2) sexual- and gender-based violence prevention and
106	106	care services; and
107	107	(3) sexual and reproductive health information and
108	108	services, including screening and treatment for sexually
109	109	transmitted infections, and access to a full range of con-
110	110	traceptive methods, including male and female condoms;
111	111	Whereas National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness
112	112	Day is observed on March 10, 2025; and
113	113	Whereas, each year on March 10, individuals, organizations,
114	114	and policymakers across the United States participate in
115	115	National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day to
116	116	increase awareness of, spark conversations on, and high-
117	117	light the work being done to reduce the incidence of HIV
118	118	among women and girls while showing support for those
119	119	with HIV: Now, therefore, be it
120	120	Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1
121	121	(1) recognizes the progress made in responding 2
122	122	to the HIV/AIDS epidemic since its inception 44 3
123	123	years ago, and recommits to bipartisan efforts to 4
124	124	end the HIV epidemic in the United States and 5
125	125	globally; 6
126	126	(2) calls for greater focus on the HIV-related 7
127	127	vulnerabilities of women and girls, including those at 8
128	128	risk of, or who have survived or faced, violence or 9
129	129	discrimination as a result of the disease; 10
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133	133	(3) supports strong, sustained investment in 1
134	134	prevention, care, treatment services, and research 2
135	135	programs, including efforts to reduce disparities and 3
136	136	improve access to lifesaving medications, for women 4
137	137	and girls affected by HIV and individuals diagnosed 5
138	138	with HIV in the United States and globally; 6
139	139	(4) supports efforts in the United States to re-7
140	140	duce new HIV infections, increase access to care and 8
141	141	improve health outcomes for women and girls living 9
142	142	with HIV, reduce HIV-related disparities and health 10
143	143	inequities, and achieve a more coordinated national 11
144	144	response to the HIV epidemic; 12
145	145	(5) supports the investment of the United 13
146	146	States in global efforts to significantly reduce new 14
147	147	HIV infections among women and girls through evi-15
148	148	dence-based, multisectoral approaches; 16
149	149	(6) encourages youth-friendly, culturally respon-17
150	150	sive, inclusive, and accessible health care services, 18
151	151	especially access to medications such as pre- and 19
152	152	post-exposure prophylaxis and antiretroviral therapy, 20
153	153	to better provide for the early identification of HIV 21
154	154	through voluntary routine testing and to connect 22
155	155	those in need to clinically and culturally appropriate 23
156	156	care and treatment as early as possible; 24
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159	159	•HRES 210 IH
160	160	(7) encourages continued investment and en-1
161	161	gagement across foreign assistance programs and 2
162	162	diplomatic efforts to— 3
163	163	(A) address violence against women and 4
164	164	girls; 5
165	165	(B) combat discrimination on the basis of 6
166	166	sexual orientation and gender identity; and 7
167	167	(C) recognize the inability of adolescent 8
168	168	girls to access a full range of sexual and repro-9
169	169	ductive health services and rights as a key driv-10
170	170	er of the HIV epidemic; and 11
171	171	(8) promotes access to up-to-date, inclusive, cul-12
172	172	turally responsive, and medically accurate informa-13
173	173	tion about HIV, such as information on pre- and 14
174	174	post-exposure prophylaxis, in sexual education cur-15
175	175	ricula to ensure that all individuals, including 16
176	176	women and girls, are educated about HIV. 17
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