3.0.0 6070 2023-01-12T17:52:20Z 2023-01-12T17:52:20Z House H HR 2006-09-14 109 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2006-09-25T20:57:42Z Referred to 2006-09-14T13:00:20Z 2006-09-25 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2006-09-14 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2006-09-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-09-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000078 Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19] SUE KELLY R NY W. 19 N D000429 Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4] JOHN DOOLITTLE R CA T. 4 2006-09-26 False Health Caregivers Child abuse Child care workers Child health Commemorations Crime and Law Enforcement Families Family services Government Operations and Politics Head injuries Health education Infants Parent and child Public service advertising Special weeks Health 00 2006-09-14 Introduced in House 2006-10-31T13:49:06Z Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and implement a public information and educational campaign to inform the public, new parents, child care providers, and other care givers of young children about: (1) brain injuries and other harmful effects that may result from shaking infants and children under five years of age; and (2) healthy strategies to cope with a crying baby and related frustrations. Directs that such campaign include dissemination of effective prevention practices and techniques to parents, care givers, maternity hospitals, child care centers, organizations providing prenatal and postnatal care, and organizations providing parenting education and support services.

Requires the Secretary to establish biannual meetings with Shaken Baby Syndrome advocacy groups, parenting support communities, organizations involved in child protection and child maltreatment prevention, and other federal and state agencies involved in prevention activities. Directs the Secretary and such entities to provide support for the parents of surviving children who suffer serious brain injuries as the result of shaking.

]]> Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Act Display Title Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Act Official Title as Introduced To enhance Federal efforts focused on increasing public awareness of the risks and dangers associated with Shaken Baby Syndrome. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Act Introduced in House 2006-09-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr6070ih/xml/BILLS-109hr6070ih.xml 2006-09-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.