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Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] · D–MA
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-09-03 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed 9-8-8 Call Center Improvement Act would establish grants for new or existing crisis call centers serving regional or local areas. Centers could use the grants to improve technology and operations, train staff, and hire staff. The bill would authorize $441 million for fiscal year 2027, but that authorization would not itself provide the funding.
This Act may be cited as the 9-8-8 Call Center Improvement Act.
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.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $441,000,000 for fiscal year 2027, to remain available until expended.
Section 1 would give the bill the short title “9-8-8 Call Center Improvement Act.”
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the 9-8-8 Call Center Improvement Act.
Section 2 would add a regional and local lifeline call center program to the Public Health Service Act. It would direct the Secretary to award grants to new or existing crisis call centers serving regional or local areas for technology purchases or upgrades, staff training, operational improvements, and hiring.
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: 520E–5. Regional and local lifeline call center program
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.
The bill would authorize Congress to provide $441 million for fiscal year 2027. This is permission for a funding appropriation, not an appropriation itself. The proposed funding would remain available until spent, rather than expire at the end of that fiscal year.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $441,000,000 for fiscal year 2027, to remain available until expended.
The supplied October 7, 2026 source snapshot records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 3, 2026.
Source snapshot updated 2026-10-07T08:06:01Z. 2026-09-03: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 2026-09-03: Introduced in House
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