H.Res. 331 is a symbolic resolution expressing support for National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (observed April 10) and endorsing efforts to improve HIV prevention, testing, and care for young people. The resolution highlights that youth ages 13 to 24 account for about 20 percent of new HIV diagnoses in the United States, with African-American youth and young gay and bisexual men being disproportionately affected. The measure calls on Congress and state and local governments to support youth access to evidence-based HIV prevention education, medications like pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), and confidential health services without parental consent, while also advocating for increased funding to federal HIV prevention and treatment programs including the Ryan White Program and CDC initiatives. The resolution does not authorize any new spending or create binding policy requirements, but rather expresses the House's support for comprehensive HIV education, removal of outdated HIV criminalization laws, and efforts to reduce stigma and discrimination against young people living with HIV.
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