U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SR951: A resolution designating September 2026 as "National Infant Mortality Awareness Month", raising awareness of infant mortality, and increasing efforts to reduce infant mortality.
Status: In committee, October 15, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, October 15, 2026:
III 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 951 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 15, 2026 Mrs. Hyde-Smith (for herself and Mr. Ossoff ), under authority of the order of the Senate of September 30, 2026 submitted the following resolution; which was ordered referred to the Committee on the Judiciary RESOLUTION Designating September 2026 as National Infant Mortality Awareness Month , raising awareness of infant mortality, and increasing efforts to reduce infant mortality. Whereas the term infant mortality refers to the death of a baby before the first birthday of the baby; Whereas, each year, approximately 20,000 infants in the United States die in the first year of life; Whereas the United States ranks 32nd out of the 38 countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (referred to in this preamble as OECD ) for infant mortality rate, with 5.5 deaths per 1,000 live births; Whereas high rates of infant mortality are especially prevalent in minority and underserved communities, including communities experiencing high rates of poverty and unemployment and those with limited access to health care providers; Whereas more than 35 percent of counties are considered maternity care deserts, where there is no access to birthing hospitals, birth centers offering obstetric care, or obstetric providers, affecting more than 2,300,000 women of reproductive age and impacting 150,000 …
Sponsors
- Hyde-Smith, Cindy (R) · primary sponsor
- Ossoff, Jon (D)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary under authority of the order of the Senate of 09/30/2026.
- : Submitted in Senate
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays, Child health, Health promotion and preventive care, Health
Common questions
- What is SR951?
- SR951 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): A resolution designating September 2026 as "National Infant Mortality Awareness Month", raising awareness of infant mortality, and increasing efforts to reduce infant mortality.
- What is the status of SR951?
- In committee as of October 15, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary under authority of the order of the Senate of 09/30/2026. (October 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored SR951?
- Hyde-Smith, Cindy (R), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SR951?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-re/951
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