US SR522

Senate Resolution 522 commemorates World AIDS Day (December 1) and supports the goal of achieving zero new HIV transmissions, zero discrimination, and zero AIDS-related deaths

Recognizes global HIV/AIDS statistics: approximately 40.8 million people living with HIV/AIDS worldwide as of 2024, including 1.4 million children, with over 39,000 new U.S. diagnoses in 2023

Commends U.S. programs including PEPFAR (which has saved 26 million lives and supported treatment for 20.6 million people), the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (which has saved an estimated 70 million lives)

Supports continued funding for HIV prevention, care, treatment, and research programs, with a goal of ending the HIV epidemic in the U.S. and globally by 2030

Calls for expanded testing and treatment access, comprehensive prevention services, and greater focus on vulnerable populations including women, girls, communities of color, and those in Southern states (which account for 52% of U.S. diagnoses)