US Congress Senate Resolution 497 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on April 22 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-04-22 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2573-2574; text as passed Senate: CR S2573-2574; text of measure as introduced: CR S2594)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Designates the third week of April 2010 as National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week.Commends organizations that are: (1) working to increase awareness of the danger of shaking young children; (2) educating caregivers on protecting children from injuries caused by abusive shaking; and (3) helping families cope with the challenges of child rearing and other stresses.Encourages people to remember the victims of Shaken Baby Syndrome and to participate in educational programs to help prevent it.

A resolution designating the third week of April 2010 as "National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week".

Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN]	Sen. Evan Bayh [D-IN]	Sen. Christopher Dodd [D-CT]	Sen. Tim Johnson [D-SD]
Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I-CT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-04-22		Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2573-2574; text as passed Senate: CR S2573-2574; text of measure as introduced: CR S2594)

HR485 (Related) 2009-06-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SR104 (Related) 2009-04-20 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4464-4465; text as passed Senate: CR S4464-4465; text of measure as introduced: CR S4449-4450)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-resolution/497/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/sres497/BILLS-111sres497ats.pdf