S. Res. 522 is a Senate resolution commemorating World AIDS Day (December 1) and expressing support for efforts to combat HIV and AIDS domestically and globally. The resolution acknowledges significant progress made over the past two decades, including that approximately 26 million lives have been saved through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and that HIV treatment can prevent transmission. However, it also notes persistent challenges, including that an estimated 40.8 million people globally are living with HIV or AIDS, over 39,000 new HIV diagnoses occurred in the United States in 2023, and certain communities—including people of color, men who have sex with men, and people in Southern states—bear disproportionate burdens of the disease. The resolution calls on Congress and the international community to support continued funding for prevention, testing, and treatment services; expand access to antiretroviral therapy, particularly for children; and sustain U.S. leadership in the global HIV response to achieve the goal of ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.
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