Ryan White Act Passes House, Obama to Sign
The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act by a vote of 408-9, sending the bill to President Barack Obama’s desk.
The Senate approved the legislation last week and the president is expected to sign it based on a Statement of Administration Policy that encouraged passage of the legislation.
The bill — a product of bipartisan, bicameral compromise — will fund critical HIV/AIDS treatment and some prevention programs through 2013 at about $2.5 billion annually, a 5% increase for all sections of the act.
The program helps about 500,000 mostly low-income and uninsured people living with AIDS/HIV annually, according to the Government Accountability Office.
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