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HR 896 109th Congress House

Calling for 2-1-1 Act of 2005

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

Introduced: February 17, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 14, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 17, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 14, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calling for 2-1-1 Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services 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 health and human services, including volunteer 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 to all citizens of that State with phone access, 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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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 38
All 38 Democratic 16 Republican 2 Independent 1
KILPATRICK, CAROLYN
· May 19, 2006
Davis, Lincoln
· Mar 8, 2006
Brown-Waite, Ginny
· Feb 15, 2006
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Feb 1, 2006
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Dec 6, 2005
TANNER, JOHN
· Dec 6, 2005
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Nov 16, 2005
STUPAK, BART
· Nov 9, 2005
Melancon, Charlie
· Sep 20, 2005
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Sep 15, 2005
BOUCHER, RICK
· Sep 7, 2005
WAMP, ZACH
· Sep 7, 2005
Rodgers, Cathy
· Jul 28, 2005
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 28, 2005
Marshall, Jim
· Jul 18, 2005
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 13, 2005
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 11, 2005
Davis, Artur
· Jul 11, 2005
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 11, 2005
Watson, Diane
· Jul 11, 2005
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 28, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 28, 2005
DREIER, DAVID
· Jun 24, 2005
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 24, 2005
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 20, 2005
DIAZ-BALART, LINCOLN
· Jun 17, 2005
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jun 13, 2005
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 13, 2005
Reichert, David
· May 17, 2005
CAMP, DAVE
· May 11, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 11, 2005
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Apr 14, 2005
HOEKSTRA, PETER
· Apr 14, 2005
RADANOVICH, GEORGE
· Apr 14, 2005
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 5, 2005
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Apr 5, 2005
EHLERS, VERNON
· Mar 14, 2005
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 17, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 896: Calling for 2-1-1 Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-896/
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