A resolution designating September 2025 as "National Infant Mortality Awareness Month", raising awareness of infant mortality, and increasing efforts to reduce infant mortality.
This resolution officially designates September 2025 as "National Infant Mortality Awareness Month." The primary goal of this designation is to increase public awareness and education regarding the critical issue of infant mortality. It also seeks to highlight the various factors that contribute to infant deaths, such as premature birth and low birth weight, which are significant public health concerns. The Senate supports comprehensive efforts to reduce infant deaths, low birth weight, preterm births, and address disparities in perinatal outcomes, particularly in communities disproportionately affected. It recognizes the vital importance of integrating infant mortality reduction strategies into national prevention and wellness initiatives. The resolution encourages the implementation of community-based services and calls upon the people of the United States to observe the month with appropriate programs and activities to combat infant mortality.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Introduced in Senate
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
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A resolution designating September 2025 as "National Infant Mortality Awareness Month", raising awareness of infant mortality, and increasing efforts to reduce infant mortality.
USA119th CongressSRES-429| Senate
| Updated: 9/30/2025
This resolution officially designates September 2025 as "National Infant Mortality Awareness Month." The primary goal of this designation is to increase public awareness and education regarding the critical issue of infant mortality. It also seeks to highlight the various factors that contribute to infant deaths, such as premature birth and low birth weight, which are significant public health concerns. The Senate supports comprehensive efforts to reduce infant deaths, low birth weight, preterm births, and address disparities in perinatal outcomes, particularly in communities disproportionately affected. It recognizes the vital importance of integrating infant mortality reduction strategies into national prevention and wellness initiatives. The resolution encourages the implementation of community-based services and calls upon the people of the United States to observe the month with appropriate programs and activities to combat infant mortality.