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HR 3111 108th Congress House

Calling for 2-1-1 Act of 2003

Official title: To facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 8, 2004 See on congress.gov
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Oct 6, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Sep 17, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 17, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 6, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calling for 2-1-1 Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to award a grant to each State to carry out a program for making available throughout that State the 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services. Requires a participating State to ensure that at least 50 percent of the resources of the program funded by the grant will be derived from other sources. Requires a State seeking a grant to carry out its activities through a lead entity to be known as a 2-1-1 Collaborative.

Requires grant amounts to be used solely to make available to a State 2-1-1 telephone service for community information and referral on human services, including telephone connections between families and individuals seeking services and the service providers.

Requires grant recipients to: (1) abide by the Key Standards for 2-1-1 Centers; and (2) collaborate with human service organizations to provide an exhaustive database of services with which to provide information or referral to individuals utilizing the 2-1-1 service.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3111: Calling for 2-1-1 Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3111/
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