S 1570 117th Congress Senate Social Welfare Aging Child care and development Community life and organization Department of Health and Human Services Disability and paralysis Domestic violence and child abuse Emergency communications systems Emergency medical services and trauma care Executive agency funding and structure Family services Government information and archives Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Homelessness and emergency shelter Housing and community development funding Indian social and development programs Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Law enforcement administration and funding

HELP Act of 2021

Introduced: May 11, 2021 See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

May 11, 2021

Introduced in Senate

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Human-Services Emergency Logistic Program Act of 2021 or the HELP Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to allot funding to states, tribal nations, and territories to improve the 2-1-1 and 9-8-8 telecommunication systems. The 2-1-1 system provides callers with information and referrals with respect to health and human services and other provider agencies, and the 9-8-8 system provides callers with mental health or suicide crisis support and resources through the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

The funds must be used solely for making the call systems available to all individuals in the service area, enhancing community information and referrals with respect to human services, or both. As a condition of this funding, recipients must appoint a lead entity to manage activities to improve the call systems. Recipients must also establish a Human Services State Oversight Council to provide the lead entity with guidance and oversight related to the call systems.

In addition, HHS must establish a Human Services National Board, comprised of federal and non-federal representatives, to manage the allocation of funds and evaluate the call systems.

What's happening now May 11, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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