The Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria Reauthorization Act (S 2731), which had been stalled in the Senate for several weeks, passed last night by a vote of 80-16. Several amendments to weaken the bill were defeated. The House passed a similar bill in April. It is uncertain whether the House will adopt the Senate bill or whether it will go to a conference committee to reconcile the differences between the two bills. The President is expected to sign the legislation into law, as it reauthorizes his popular PEPFAR (President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief) program.
MCC Washington Memo
A blog from the Mennonite Central Committee Washington Office
