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Calling for 2-1-1 Act of 2007

Introduced: January 4, 2007 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 2, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Feb 2, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 5, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E22)
Jan 4, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 4, 2007
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calling for 2-1-1 Act of 2007 - 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 human services. Requires a participating state to ensure that at least 50% 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.

What's happening now February 2, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

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