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07-HR211 on Jan 9, 2007

A bill to facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services & volunteer services. Congress makes the following findings:
  1. The FCC has assigned 2-1-1 as the national telephone number for information and referral on human services.
  2. 2-1-1 facilitates critical connections between families seeking services, including community-based and faith-based organizations.
  3. There are approximately 1,500,000 nonprofit organizations in the US [which would be listed in the 2-1-1 service].
  4. Government funding supports well-intentioned programs that are not fully utilized because of a lack of access to such programs.
  5. A national cost-benefit analysis estimates a net value to society of a national 2-1-1 system approaching $130,000,000 in the first year alone.
  6. While 69% of the population has access to 2-1-1 telephone service from a land line in

41 States, inadequate funding prevents access to that telephone service throughout each of the States.
  • 2-1-1 telephone service facilitates the availability of a single repository where comprehensive data on all community services is collected & maintained.

    Introductory statement by Sponsor:

    Sen. CLINTON: In the immediate aftermath of the devastation of September 11, most people did not know where to turn for information about their loved ones. Fortunately for those who knew about it, 2-1-1 was already operating in Connecticut, and it was critical in helping identify the whereabouts of victims, connecting frightened children with their parents, providing information on terrorist suspects, and linking ready volunteers with victims.

    Every single American should have a number they can call to cut through the chaos of an emergency. That number is 2-1-1. It's time to make our citizens and our country safer by making this resource available nationwide.



    • Democrats participating in 07-HR211

    Daniel Akaka s1oHI Democrat Jr Senator
    Rodney Alexander s1oLouisiana Democrat
    Tom Allen s1oMaine Democrat
    Jason Altmire s1oPennsylvania Democrat
    Michael Arcuri s1oNew York Democrat
    Tammy Baldwin s1oWisconsin Democrat
    Evan Bayh s1oIN Democratic Jr Senator
    Earl Blumenauer s1oOregon Democrat
    Leonard Boswell s1oIowa Democrat
    Rick Boucher s1oVirginia Democrat
    Barbara Boxer s1oCA Democratic incumbent
    Allen Boyd s1oFlorida Democrat
    Robert Brady s1oPennsylvania Democrat
    Sherrod Brown s1oOH Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep.
    Maria Cantwell s1oWA Democrat Jr Senator
    Lois Capps s1oCalifornia Democrat
    Chris Carney s1oPennsylvania Democrat
    Bob Casey s1oPA Democratic challenger, state treasurer
    Ben Chandler s1oKentucky Democrat
    Hillary Clinton s1pNY Democrat Jr Senator
    Steve Cohen s1oTennessee Democrat
    Jim Cooper s1oTennessee Democrat
    Henry Cuellar s1oTexas Democrat
    Elijah Cummings s1oMaryland Democrat
    Danny Davis s1oIllinois Democrat
    Susan Davis s1oCalifornia Democrat
    Peter Defazio s1oOregon Democrat
    Diana DeGette s1oColorado Democrat
    Norm Dicks s1oWashington Democrat
    Chris Dodd s1oCT Democratic incumbent
    Joe Donnelly s1oIndiana Democrat
    Keith Ellison s1oMinnesota Democrat
    Eliot Engel s1oNew York Democrat/Liberal
    Anna Eshoo s1pCalifornia Democrat
    Sam Farr s1oCalifornia Democrat
    Chaka Fattah s1oPennsylvania Democrat
    Bob Filner s1oCalifornia Democrat
    Charles Gonzalez s1oTexas Democrat
    Bart Gordon s1oTennessee Democrat
    Gene Green s1oTexas Democrat
    Raul Grijalva s1oArizona Democrat
    Tom Harkin s1oIA Democrat Jr Senator
    Jane Harman s1oCalifornia Democrat
    Brian Higgins s1oNew York Democrat
    Tim Holden s1oPennsylvania Democrat
    Mike Honda s1oCalifornia Democrat
    Darlene Hooley s1oOregon Democrat
    Daniel Inouye s1oHI Democratic incumbent
    Jay Inslee s1oWashington Democrat
    Steve Israel s1oNew York Democrat
    William Jefferson s1oLouisiana Democrat
    Patrick Kennedy s1oRhode Island Democrat
    Ted Kennedy s1oMA Democrat Sr Senator
    John Kerry s1oMA Democrat Jr Senator
    Dale Kildee s1oMichigan Democrat
    Carolyn Kilpatrick s1oMichigan Democrat
    Amy Klobuchar s1oMN DFL challenger, Hennepin County Attorney
    Dennis Kucinich s1oOhio Democrat
    Mary Landrieu s1oLA Democrat Sr Senator
    Tom Lantos s1oCalifornia Former Democrat (until 2008)
    Rick Larsen s1oWashington Democrat
    John Larson s1oConnecticut Democrat
    Frank Lautenberg s1oNJ Democrat Sr Senator
    Barbara Lee s1oCalifornia Democrat
    Carl Levin s1oMI Democrat Sr Senator
    Sander Levin s1oMichigan Democrat
    John Lewis s1oGeorgia Democrat
    Joseph Lieberman s1oCT Democratic Jr Senator; Gore's VP nominee; ran for Pres. 2004
    Blanche Lambert Lincoln s1oAR Democratic incumbent
    Zoe Lofgren s1oCalifornia Democrat
    Nita Lowey s1oNew York Democrat
    Ed Markey s1oMassachusetts Democrat
    Doris Matsui s1oCalifornia Democrat
    Carolyn McCarthy s1oNew York Dem./Ind./Working-Families
    Betty McCollum s1oMinnesota Democrat
    Jim McDermott s1oWashington Democrat
    Jim McGovern s1oMassachusetts Democrat
    Mike McIntyre s1oNorth Carolina Democrat
    Jerry McNerney s1oCalifornia Democrat
    Robert Menendez s1oNew Jersey Democrat
    Michael Michaud s1oMaine Democrat
    Barbara Mikulski s1oMD Democratic incumbent
    George Miller s1oCalifornia Democrat
    James Moran s1oVirginia Democrat
    Patrick Murphy s1oPennsylvania Democrat
    Patty Murray s1oWA Democratic incumbent
    John Murtha s1oPennsylvania Democrat
    Bill Nelson s1oFL Democrat Sr Senator
    James Oberstar s1oMinnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor
    Ed Pastor s1oArizona Democrat
    Collin Peterson s1oMinnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor
    David Eugene Price s1oNorth Carolina Democrat
    Mike Ross s1oArkansas Democrat
    Dutch Ruppersberger s1oMaryland Democrat
    Ken Salazar s1oCO Democratic Jr Senator
    Loretta Sanchez s1oCalifornia Democrat
    Adam Schiff s1oCalifornia Democrat
    Joe Sestak s1oPennsylvania Democrat
    Carol Shea-Porter s1oNew Hampshire Democrat
    Hilda Solis s1oCalifornia Democrat
    Debbie Stabenow s1oMI Democrat Jr Senator
    Bart Stupak s1oMichigan Democrat
    Ellen Tauscher s1oCalifornia Democrat
    Ed Towns s1oNew York Democrat/Liberal
    Henry Waxman s1oCalifornia Democrat
    Anthony Weiner s1oNew York Democrat/Liberal
    Robert Wexler s1oFlorida Democrat
    Sheldon Whitehouse s1oRI Democratic Jr Senator, previously attorney general
    David Wu s1oOregon Democrat
    John Yarmuth s1oKentucky Democrat



    Republicans participating in 07-HR211

    Robert Bennett s1oUT Republican incumbent
    Gus Bilirakis s1oFlorida Republican
    Jo Bonner s1oAlabama Republican
    Mary Bono s1oCalifornia Republican
    Charles Boustany s1oLouisiana Republican
    Richard Burr s1oNC Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
    Dave Camp s1oMichigan Republican
    Thad Cochran s1oMS Republican Sr Senator
    Norm Coleman s1oMN Republican Jr Senator
    Susan Collins s1oME Republican Jr Senator
    Mike Conaway s1oTexas Republican
    David Davis s1oTennessee Republican
    Lincoln Diaz-Balart s1oFlorida Republican
    Elizabeth Dole s1oNC Republican Sr Senator
    Vernon Ehlers s1oMichigan Republican
    Jim Gerlach s1oPennsylvania Republican
    Chuck Hagel s1oNE Republican Jr Senator
    Peter Hoekstra s1oMichigan Republican
    Johnny Isakson s1oGA Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
    Bobby Jindal s1oLA Republican
    Peter King s1oNew York Rep./Ind./Cons./Right-To-Life
    Joe Knollenberg s1oMichigan Republican
    Randy Kuhl s1oNew York Republican
    Steven LaTourette s1oOhio Republican
    Ron Lewis s1oKentucky Republican
    Richard Lugar s1oIN Republican Sr Senator
    Kevin McCarthy s1oCalifornia Republican
    Thad McCotter s1oMichigan Republican
    Cathy McMorris-Rodgers s1oWashington Republican
    Charles Pickering s1oMississippi Republican
    Todd Platts s1oPennsylvania Republican
    Deborah Pryce s1oOhio Republican
    George Radanovich s1oCalifornia Republican
    Jim Ramstad s1oMinnesota Republican
    Dave Reichert s1oWashington Republican
    Pat Roberts s1oKS Republican Jr Senator
    Mike Rogers s1oMichigan Republican
    Christopher Shays s1oConnecticut Republican
    Olympia Snowe s1oME Republican Sr Senator
    Mark Souder s1oIndiana Republican
    Arlen Specter s1oPA Republican incumbent
    Lee Terry s1oNebraska Republican
    Pat Tiberi s1oOhio Republican
    Mike Turner s1oOhio Republican
    Fred Upton s1oMichigan Republican
    David Vitter s1oLA Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
    Heather Wilson s1oNew Mexico Republican
    Frank Wolf s1oVirginia Republican



    Independents participating in 07-HR211

    Bernie Sanders s1oVermont Independent



    Total recorded by OnTheIssues:

    Democrats: 110
    Republicans: 48
    Independents: 1