119-sres-429119th Congress

A resolution designating September 2025 as "National Infant Mortality Awareness Month", raising awareness of infant mortality, and increasing efforts to reduce infant mortality.

Sponsored By: Senator Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]

Passed Senate

Summary

Reducing infant mortality by raising public awareness and supporting community-based care. The resolution designates September 2025 as National Infant Mortality Awareness Month and promotes education about leading causes such as preterm birth and low birth weight. It notes the U.S. rate of 5.4 deaths per 1,000 live births and a ranking of 33rd among 38 OECD countries. It highlights higher rates in African American, Native American, Alaska Native, Latino, Asian, Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander communities and in areas with poverty or limited access to care. It endorses outreach, home visitation, care coordination, health education, interconceptional care, and paternal involvement, cites federal efforts like the Newborn Supply Kit, the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, the Healthy Start program, and the Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality, and urges partnerships with schools and States and public observances.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]

MS • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 9/30/2025

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