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.
Actions Overview (1)
Date
Actions Overview
01/04/2007
Introduced in House
01/04/2007 Introduced in House
All Actions (5)
Date
All Actions
02/02/2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. Action By: Committee on Energy and Commerce
02/02/2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Action By: Committee on Energy and Commerce
01/05/2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E22) Action By: House of Representatives
01/04/2007
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Action By: House of Representatives
01/04/2007
Introduced in House Action By: House of Representatives
02/02/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
02/02/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
01/05/2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E22)
01/04/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Committees, subcommittees and links to reports associated with this bill are listed here, as well as the nature and date of committee activity and Congressional report number.
Committee / Subcommittee
Date
Activity
Reports
House Energy and Commerce
01/04/2007
Referred to
House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health
02/02/2007
Referred to
House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet
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.
All Summaries (1)
Shown Here: Introduced in House (01/04/2007)
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.