A Resolution recognizing the month of October 2026, as "Infant Safe Sleep Month" in Pennsylvania.
This Pennsylvania House Resolution designates October 2026 as "Infant Safe Sleep Month" to raise awareness about preventing sleep-related infant deaths. It encourages the state Department of Health to partner with hospitals, community groups, and organizations like Cribs for Kids to promote evidence-based safe sleep practices through year-round public education campaigns. The resolution also directs that educational resources be developed and distributed in English and Spanish, with consideration for other common languages, to help parents create safer sleeping environments for their babies.
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Introduced Aug 27, 2026
Last action Aug 27, 2026
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Aug 27, 2026
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Referred to Children & Youth
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1 primary · 17 co-sponsors
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Legislator
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P
Joe Ciresi
DDemocratic
Co
Arvind Venkat
DDemocratic
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Ben Sanchez
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Waxman
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Ed Neilson
DDemocratic
Co
Jeanne McNeill
DDemocratic
Co
Jill Cooper
RRepublican
Co
Jim Haddock
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Hamm
RRepublican
Co
Joe Hohenstein
DDemocratic
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