# 119-sres-951: A resolution designating September 2026 as "National Infant Mortality Awareness Month", raising awareness of infant mortality, and increasing efforts to reduce infant mortality.

119-sres-951, A resolution designating September 2026 as "National Infant Mortality Awareness Month", raising awareness of infant mortality, and increasing efforts to reduce infant mortality., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS); status introduced (as of 2026-10-30).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-951
- As of: 2026-10-30
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-sres-951
- Congress: 119
- Title: A resolution designating September 2026 as "National Infant Mortality Awareness Month", raising awareness of infant mortality, and increasing efforts to reduce infant mortality.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-10-15
- Sponsor: Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-30

## Summary

**Reduce infant mortality** by designating September 2026 as National Infant Mortality Awareness Month and promoting education and early prenatal care in underserved communities. It notes about 20,000 infant deaths each year, a U.S. rate of 5.5 deaths per 1,000 live births (32nd among OECD), that more than 35 percent of counties are maternity care deserts affecting 2.3 million women and about 150,000 births in 2022, and it encourages community-based services, paternal involvement, and use of programs like HHS's Newborn Supply Kit, newborn screening, the CDC Safe Motherhood Portfolio, and Healthy Start.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-2465: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-1874: Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-2872: Emergency Pine Beetle Response Act of 2025
- 119-s-2709: Telehealth Modernization Act

## Sources
- [119-sres-951 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/951)

## Related
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-2465: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriati…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2465)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1874: Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1874)
- [119-s-2872: Emergency Pine Beetle Response Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2872)
- [119-s-2709: Telehealth Modernization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2709)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-951 (as of 2026-10-30).