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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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(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.

What's happening now April 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)

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