S. 2486 would remove a provision from the Immigration and Nationality Act that prohibits individuals with HIV from being admissible to the United States.
Detailed Summary
HIV Nondiscrimination in Travel and Immigration Act of 2007 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) bar to U.S. admission.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) convene a panel of public health experts to review immigration policies regarding HIV as a communicable disease of public health significance (and thus a health-related ground for inadmissibility); and (2) make a determination and report to Congress regarding the continued listing of HIV as a health-related ground for inadmissibility.
Status of the Legislation
Latest Major Action: 12/14/2007: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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