[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 137 (Saturday, September 28, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S11641]
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              NATIONAL SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME AWARENESS WEEK

  Mr. NICKLES. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of and 
that the Senate turn to the immediate consideration of Senate 
resolution 300.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is ordered.
  The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 300) designating the week of November 
     3, 1996, as ``National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week.''

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the immediate 
consideration of the resolution?
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. NICKLES. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution and preamble be agreed to, en bloc, the motion to reconsider 
be laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to the 
resolution appear at the appropriate place in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 300) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, is as follows:

                              S. Res. 300

       Whereas Shaken Baby Syndrome describes the consequences 
     that occur when a young child is violently shaken;
       Whereas Shaken Baby Syndrome is so lethal that 20 to 25 
     percent of its victims die, and most survivors suffer brain 
     damage;
       Whereas Shaken Baby Syndrome accounts for 10 to 12 percent 
     of all child abuse and neglect cases in the United States;
       Whereas 25 to 50 percent of teenagers and adults do not 
     know that shaking a baby is dangerous;
       Whereas education is the key to preventing this tragedy; 
     and
       Whereas the United States Senate has a continuing 
     commitment to the health and safety of this Nation's 
     children: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate designates the week of November 
     3, 1996, as ``National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week''. 
     The President is requested to issue a proclamation calling 
     upon the people of the United States to observe such week 
     with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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