Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021
Latest action · May 16, 2022 Became Public Law No: 117-126.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 13, 2021
- Passed HouseJun 23, 2021
- Passed SenateMay 3, 2022
- To the PresidentMay 11, 2022
- Became lawMay 16, 2022Public Law 117-126
Summary
Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021
This bill makes it unlawful to manufacture, sell, or distribute crib bumpers or inclined sleepers for infants. Specifically, inclined sleepers for infants are those designed for an infant up to one year old and have an inclined sleep surface of greater than 10 degrees. Crib bumpers generally are padded materials inserted around the inside of a crib and intended to prevent the crib occupant from becoming trapped in any part of the crib's openings; they do not include unpadded, mesh crib liners.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 13, 2021 to May 28, 2021; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | May 13, 2021 |
| D-NY | Mondaire Jones | May 28, 2021 |
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 May 13, 2021 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred May 14, 2021 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jun 24, 2021Discharged May 3, 2022 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 16, 2022Signed by President.
- May 16, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-126.
- May 11, 2022Presented to President.
- May 4, 2022Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- May 3, 2022Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- May 3, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2291)
- Jun 24, 2021Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Jun 23, 2021Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 486, proceedings on H.R. 3182 are considered vacated.
- Jun 23, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 11 of H. Res. 486, and the motion offered by Mr. McGovern, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 482; H.R. 704; H.R. 961, as amended; H.R. 1314; H.R. 2571, as amended; H.R. 2679, as amended; H.R. 2694; H.R. 2922, as amended; H.R. 3182; H.R. 3239; H.R. 3241, as amended; H.R. 3723; H.R. 3752; H.R. 3841; S. 409; and S. 1340. (consideration: CR H3026-3052; text: CR H3029)
- Jun 22, 2021Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jun 22, 2021Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2947-2948; text: CR H2947)
- Jun 22, 2021DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3182.
- Jun 22, 2021At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- May 14, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
- May 13, 2021Introduced in House
- May 13, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2291 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | May 3, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3026Text printed H3029 | James P. McGovern D-MA | Jun 23, 2021 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2947, H2948Text printed H2947 | Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL, Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jun 22, 2021 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 83, May 13, 2021, page H2315.
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
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Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide that inclined sleepers for infants and crib bumpers shall be considered banned hazardous products under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jun 24, 2021Referred in Senate
- Jun 23, 2021Engrossed in House
- May 13, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
