HIV Prevention Now Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The HIV Prevention Now Act provides direct fiscal year 2026 funding for CDC's National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and Tuberculosis Prevention. It appropriates $2,165,000,000 for the center's programs and activities. The funds are in addition to other HHS and CDC appropriations, must be used exclusively for the specified center purposes, and may not be transferred to any entity other than the National Center. The bill therefore protects a dedicated pool of disease-prevention funding rather than leaving the amount to regular discretionary allocation or internal transfers.
Who Benefits and How
CDC HIV prevention programs benefit from a dedicated $2,165,000,000 fiscal year 2026 appropriation. HIV prevention grantees benefit if the National Center has more protected funding for prevention activities. Communities at higher risk of HIV benefit from stronger federal prevention, testing, and outreach capacity. Public health departments benefit from funding that cannot be transferred away from the National Center.
Who Bears the Burden and How
CDC budget offices must keep the funds within the National Center and use them only for covered programs and activities. HHS budget staff lose flexibility to transfer the appropriation to other entities. Federal taxpayers bear the cost of the $2,165,000,000 fiscal year 2026 appropriation. Other HHS programs cannot receive these funds through transfer.
Key Provisions
- Appropriates $2,165,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.
- Provides funding for CDC National Center HIV, viral hepatitis, STD, and tuberculosis prevention programs.
- Requires the funds to be in addition to other HHS and CDC appropriations.
- Restricts use exclusively to the specified National Center purposes.
- Prohibits transfer to any entity other than the National Center.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Appropriates $2,165,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 exclusively to CDC's National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and Tuberculosis Prevention programs and bars transfer outside that center.
Key Policy Areas
Public Health, HIV, Appropriations
Primary Purpose
Appropriates $2,165,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 exclusively to CDC's National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and Tuberculosis Prevention programs and bars transfer outside that center.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- CDC HIV prevention programs
- HIV prevention grantees
- Communities at higher risk of HIV
- Public health departments
Identified Costs
- CDC budget offices
- HHS budget staff
- Federal taxpayers
- Other HHS programs
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMs. Waters (for herself, Mr. Garcia of California, Mr. Nadler, …
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
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CDC HIV prevention programs, HIV prevention grantees, Public health departments
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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