Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Action Alert: Call your rep today to lift the needle exchange funding ban!

AIDS Action | Legislative Action Center - Action Alert

These sections have to be excluded from the next budget!
Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
full text here
TITLE VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
SEC. 812. None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be used for any program of distributing sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug.
TITLE V
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 505. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no funds appropriated in this Act shall be used to carry out any program of distributing sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug.

Introduced                  Feb 23, 2009

Passed House              Feb 25, 2009

Passed Senate             Mar 10, 2009

Signed by President Mar 11, 2009


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