Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the designation of a National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week, and for other purposes.
Latest action · May 24, 2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedApr 26, 2006
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Calls for the establishment of a National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week.
Commends the hospitals, child care councils, schools, and other organizations that are working to increase awareness of the danger of shaking young children.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 26, 2006 to Jun 13, 2006; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Original | Apr 26, 2006 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Apr 26, 2006 |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Original | Apr 26, 2006 |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Original | Apr 26, 2006 |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Original | Apr 26, 2006 |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | May 3, 2006 | |
| D-GA | Cynthia A. McKinney | May 25, 2006 | |
| R-CA | John T. Doolittle | Jun 13, 2006 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 26, 2006 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 15, 2006 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Apr 26, 2006 |
| Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee | Referred May 24, 2006 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 24, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
- May 15, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 26, 2006Introduced in House
- Apr 26, 2006Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 439 | A resolution designating the third week of April 2006 as "National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week". | Related bill | Apr 7, 2006 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the designation of a National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 26, 2006Introduced in House
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