S.Res. 479 · 110th Congress
A resolution designating March 20, 2008, as "Second Annual National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day".
- Stage
- Passed chamber resolution
- Sponsor
- Lisa Murkowski
- Introduced
- 2008-03-11
- Latest action
- 2008-03-11 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Designates March 20, 2008, as Second Annual National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.
Recognizes the seriousness of the spread and threat of the human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) epidemic in American Indian and Alaska Native communities.
Encourages federal, state, and tribal governments, as well as Indian organizations and health care providers, to coordinate efforts in HIV/AIDS testing and in promoting prevention activities to reduce infection rates among American Indians and Alaska Natives.