Bill · H.R. 4627· House(119-HR-4627)
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to modify treatment activities for assistance to combat HIV/AIDS.
- Introduced
- 7/23/2025
- Last activity
- 7/23/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Sponsored by
- Yassamin Ansari
- Cosponsors
- - 18 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill proposes amendments to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. The primary goal is to modify how treatment activities for combating HIV/AIDS are categorized and handled. It seeks to classify certain prevention efforts as core life-saving humanitarian assistance. Specifically, it adds assistance for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medications to the scope of assistance. The bill also adjusts the language regarding specific populations and risk reduction efforts.
Yes· 3 of 4
Does this make health care easier to get in general?+6
The bill expands the scope of humanitarian assistance to include HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (Prag) medications.
Does this send more money or help to other countries?+5
The bill reclassifies PrEP medications as core life-saving humanitarian assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act.
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+4
Expanding access to PrEP through humanitarian assistance benefits low-income populations globally.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Classification of PrEP as life-saving assistance: The bill adds assistance to provide HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medications and classifies these efforts as core life-saving humanitarian assistance (Section 1).
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Targeted support for at-risk populations: The bill updates the language regarding specific populations to include at-risk populations as designated by scientific-based analysis from the World Health Organization (Section 1).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Low Income Households+4Good For Urban Residents+2
- Healthcare
- Improves Healthcare Access+6
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Increases Foreign Aid+5
- 8/31/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/23/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- 17 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
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