Bill Introduced To Lift U.S. Entry Ban on HIV+ People

U.S. Representative Barbara Lee (CA-9) has introduced a bill to lift the ban on HIV+ individuals from travelling or immigrating to the United States. The current ban was signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1993. HR 3337 would repeal that ban and empower the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to review the ban and impose a 30-day comment period before the Secretary reports their recommendation to Congress as to whether the ban should be enforced or reinstated. "This law is unjust and unnecessary and it is time to change it," said Lee. Immigration Equality applauded the introduction of the bill.