9-8-8 Call Center Improvement Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 6
- Latest action
- Sep 3, 2026
What it does
The 9-8-8 Call Center Improvement Act would 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. These grants would support the purchase or upgrade of call center technology, staff training, operational improvements, and hiring of call center personnel. The bill authorizes $441 million in appropriations for fiscal year 2027 to carry out this program, with funds remaining available until expended. The legislation aims to strengthen the capacity and effectiveness of local and regional 9-8-8 suicide and crisis lifeline services.
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