H.Con.Res. 8100th CongressHouse Concurrent Resolution

Expresses the sense of the Congress that States should enact legislation which: (1) requires that the blood tests required for couples…

Official title: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress respecting the enactment by the States of certain laws relating to the acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

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Expresses the sense of the Congress that States should enact legislation which: (1) requires that the blood tests required for couples seeking to be married include testing for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), AIDS-related complex, and testing to determine if the individual is a carrier of the virus which causes AIDS; (2) requires the tracing and counseling of such individuals found to have AIDS or to be carriers of AIDS; (3) encourages designated hospitals to offer blood transfusions directly between the blood donor and recipient; (4) requires individuals seeking to be licensed as health care professionals to test negatively for AIDS, AIDS-related complex, and the AIDS virus; (5) permits nurses to wear protective garments when dealing with AIDS patients; (6) prohibits the operation of public baths; and (7) requires all persons who are seeking a marriage license who have been arrested for prostitution, who are imprisoned in a State, or who are seeking permanent residence in the United States to be tested for AIDS or the virus HTLV-III/LAV (providing that any individual found to be an AIDS carrier shall be notified of the test results and counseled about the risks of spreading AIDS).

Introduced Jan 6, 1987
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William Dannemeyer

Republican

U.S. Representative · CA-39

13 cosponsors — all Republican

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