S. 2846 — Introduced in Senate

II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2846 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 17 (legislative day, September 16), 2025 Ms. Rosen (for herself, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Booker, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Heinrich, and Mr. Sanders) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to modify treatment activities for assistance to combat HIV/AIDS. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the HIV Medication Access Act. 2. Modification of prevention activities for assistance to combat HIV/AIDS Section 104A(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151b–2(d)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting , which shall be considered to be core life-saving humanitarian assistance, before including; (B) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; (C) in subparagraph (K)(viii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (L) assistance to provide HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medications. ; (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) subparagraph (D), by adding and at the end; and (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a period; and (3) in paragraph (3)(A)— (A) by inserting , including at-risk populations in accordance with a scientific-based analysis designated by the World Health Organization, after specific populations; (B) by striking efforts to reduce the risk of HIV/AIDS infection including and inserting efforts to reduce the risk of HIV/AIDS infection, which shall be considered to be core life-saving humanitarian assistance, including pre- and; and (C) by inserting , which shall be considered to be core life-saving humanitarian assistance before the period at the end.