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H.R. 211 (110th)

Calling for 2-1-1 Act of 2007

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Introduced

4 January 2007

Last action

2 February 2007 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

Sponsors

Anna Eshoo, Edward Markey, FRED UPTON, Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3], Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2], Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12], John Larson, Gus Bilirakis, Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24], Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9], Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1], Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6], Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-7], Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1], GENE GREEN, Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11], Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4], Rep. Radanovich, George [R-CA-19], Rep. Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8], Rep. Wilson, Heather [R-NM-1], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-11], PETER KING, Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3], PETER DEFAZIO, Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8], Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3], SUSAN DAVIS, Rep. Chandler, Ben [D-KY-6], Rick Larsen, Cathy Rodgers, Barbara Lee, Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2], Henry Cuellar, ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19], Betty McCollum, JAMES COOPER, Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-46], Earl Blumenauer, David Reichert, Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6], Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17], Zoe Lofgren

Subjects

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6 December 2025

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Summary

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.

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Timeline

  1. 4 January 2007

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 4 January 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 4 January 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 5 January 2007

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E22)

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 2 February 2007

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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