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H.R. 896 (109th)

Calling for 2-1-1 Act of 2005

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Introduced

17 February 2005

Last action

14 March 2005 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6], Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1], Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3], Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Chandler, Ben [D-KY-6], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Schwarz, John J.H. "Joe" [R-MI-7], Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2], Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5], Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4], Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3], Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9], Rep. Radanovich, George [R-CA-19], Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2], Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2], Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6], Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-24], Rep. Reynolds, Thomas M. [R-NY-26], Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19], Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12], Rep. Osborne, Tom [R-NE-3], Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4], Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1]

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Summary

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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Timeline

  1. 17 February 2005

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 17 February 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 17 February 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 14 March 2005

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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