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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 10295 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10295

 To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of 
  Health and Human Services to award grants to new or existing crisis 
 call centers serving regional or local areas, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 3, 2026

     Mrs. Trahan (for herself, Mr. Bacon, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Smith of 
 Washington, Ms. McClellan, and Ms. Barragan) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL

 
 To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of 
  Health and Human Services to award grants to new or existing crisis 
 call centers serving regional or local areas, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``9-8-8 Call Center Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. REGIONAL AND LOCAL LIFELINE CALL CENTER PROGRAM.

    Part B of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb 
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 520E-4 (42 U.S.C. 290bb-
36d) the following:

``SEC. 520E-5. REGIONAL AND LOCAL LIFELINE CALL CENTER PROGRAM.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall award grants to new or 
existing crisis call centers serving regional or local areas to--
            ``(1) purchase or upgrade call center technology;
            ``(2) provide for training of call center staff;
            ``(3) improve call center operations; and
            ``(4) provide for hiring of call center staff.
    ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $441,000,000 for fiscal year 
2027, to remain available until expended.''.
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9-8-8 Call Center Improvement Act

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