About the Congressional HIV / AIDS Caucus
Founded on September 15, 2011, the Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus consists of a bipartisan and bicameral group of Members of Congress who are committed to ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic, improving the lives of those infected with the disease, and ensuring that everyone is informed and knows their status.
The Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus explores opportunities and support policy initiates that help achieve an AIDS-Free Generation in the United States and around the world. More specifically, the Caucus focuses on domestic and international HIV/AIDS programs and initiatives, as well as vaccine research efforts.
Forty years since the first discovery of AIDS, the unprecedented global response to HIV/AIDS has reached important milestones. Thanks to bipartisan efforts in Congress, the Ryan White CARE Act, the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) have dramatically expanded access to prevention, care, and treatment.