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SRES 439 109th Congress Senate

A resolution designating the third week of April 2006 as "National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week".

Introduced: April 7, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Apr 7, 2006
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3400-3401; text as passed Senate: CR S3401; text of measure as introduced: CR S3395)
Apr 7, 2006
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3400-3401; text as passed Senate: CR S3401; text of measure as introduced: CR S3395)
Apr 7, 2006
Introduced in Senate
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3400-3401; text as passed Senate: CR S3401; text of measure as introduced: CR S3395)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Designates the third week of April 2006 as National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week.

Commends those organizations that are: (1) working to increase awareness of the danger of shaking young children; and (2) educating parents and caregivers on how they can help protect children from injuries caused by abusive shaking.

Encourages participation in educational programs to help prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HRES 779 Related bill Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the designation of a National Shaken Baby Syndrome…
  • SRES 112 Related bill A resolution designating the third week of April in 2005 as "National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week".
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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 7, 2006
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Apr 7, 2006
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 439: A resolution designating the third week of April 2006 as "National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week".. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-439/
MLA
"S. Res. 439: A resolution designating the third week of April 2006 as "National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week".." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-439/.
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S. Res. 439, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-439/.
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[S. Res. 439: A resolution designating the third week of April 2006 as "National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week".](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-439/)
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