Recognizing the importance of a continued commitment to ending pediatric HIV/AIDS worldwide.

Sponsor: Jennifer L. McClellan (Democratic-VA)December 17, 2025

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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

U.S. House would support worldwide efforts to stop childhood HIV/AIDS and boost prevention for women.

The U.S. House of Representatives would formally state its support for global efforts to end HIV/AIDS in children. This resolution would encourage continued U.S. leadership in stopping the spread from mothers to children. It would also support increasing treatment for affected women and children worldwide, and asks PEPFAR to create a specific plan for children.

What Would Change

Today, millions of women and children worldwide are affected by HIV/AIDS, with significant differences in treatment access despite ongoing global efforts. If this resolution passes, the U.S. House of Representatives would formally recognize the importance of ending pediatric HIV/AIDS and support various global prevention and treatment efforts for women and children. It would also encourage PEPFAR to develop a specific strategy for children with HIV.

Key Provisions

Reaffirms the United States' commitment to lead global efforts to end AIDS and eliminate new HIV infections in children worldwide.
Supports providing adolescents and young women with proven methods to prevent new HIV infections.
Supports giving women and children HIV counseling, testing services, and access to new, long-lasting prevention methods.
Supports increasing HIV treatment for children and adolescents, including better medicines and age-appropriate services.
Supports the four main goals of the Global Alliance to End AIDS in Children by 2030.
Encourages the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to create a specific plan for fighting HIV in children.

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Recognizing the importance of a continued commitment to ending pediatric HIV/AIDS worldwide.

What Would Change

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