Calling for 2-1-1 Act of 2003
Latest action · Sep 17, 2003 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 17, 2003
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Calling for 2-1-1 Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce 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 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, 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.
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 17, 2003 to Oct 1, 2004; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NC | Elizabeth Dole | Original | Sep 17, 2003 |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Original | Sep 17, 2003 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Sep 17, 2003 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Original | Sep 17, 2003 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Sep 17, 2003 |
| R-UT | Robert F. Bennett | Original | Sep 17, 2003 |
| D-GA | Zell Miller | Sep 26, 2003 | |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Sep 29, 2003 | |
| D-NE | Ben Nelson | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| R-NE | Chuck Hagel | Oct 3, 2003 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Oct 14, 2003 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Oct 16, 2003 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Oct 29, 2003 | |
| D-SD | Thomas A. Daschle | Oct 31, 2003 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Nov 12, 2003 | |
| D-MN | Mark Dayton | Feb 2, 2004 | |
| R-OH | Mike DeWine | Feb 2, 2004 | |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Feb 2, 2004 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Feb 5, 2004 | |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Feb 11, 2004 | |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Feb 11, 2004 | |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Feb 12, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Feb 23, 2004 | |
| R-CO | Ben Nighthorse Campbell | Mar 4, 2004 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Mar 10, 2004 | |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | May 17, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Jun 3, 2004 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Jun 9, 2004 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Jul 12, 2004 | |
| D-PA | Arlen Specter | Sep 7, 2004 | |
| R-IN | Richard G. Lugar | Oct 1, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Sep 17, 2003 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2003Introduced in Senate
- Sep 17, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11685-11686)
- Sep 17, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S11686 | Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY | Sep 17, 2003 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3111 | Calling for 2-1-1 Act of 2003 | Related bill | Oct 6, 2003 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral services, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Calling for 2-1-1 Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Access to health care
- Church and social problems
- Data banks
- Economics and Public Finance
- Families
- Family services
- Foundations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Grants-in-aid
- Health
- Information services
- Job hunting
- Labor and Employment
- Nonprofit organizations
- Religion
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- Telephone
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2003Introduced in Senate
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