Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021
Summary
Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 20 21 This bill makes it unlawful to manufacture, sell, or distribute crib bumpers or inclined sleepers for infants. Specifically, inclined sleepers for infants are those designed for an infant up to one year old and have an inclined sleep surface of greater than 10 degrees. Crib bumpers generally are padded materials inserted around the inside of a crib and intended to prevent the crib occupant from becoming trapped in any part of the crib's openings; they do not include unpadded, mesh crib liners.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
May 2022
House Passage
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
May 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced May 13, 2021
Signed May 16, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
6
Committee
4
May 16, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by President.
executive
May 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2291)
upper
May 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
upper
May 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
upper
Jun 24, 2021
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
upper
Jun 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Pursuant to section 11 of H. Res. 486, and the motion offered by Mr. McGovern, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 482; H.R. 704; H.R. 961, as amended; H.R. 1314; H.R. 2571, as amended; H.R. 2679, as amended; H.R. 2694; H.R. 2922, as amended; H.R. 3182; H.R. 3239; H.R. 3241, as amended; H.R. 3723; H.R. 3752; H.R. 3841; S. 409; and S. 1340. (consideration: CR H3026-3052; text: CR H3029)
lower
Jun 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 11 of H. Res. 486, and the motion offered by Mr. McGovern, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 482; H.R. 704; H.R. 961, as amended; H.R. 1314; H.R. 2571, as amended; H.R. 2679, as amended; H.R. 2694; H.R. 2922, as amended; H.R. 3182; H.R. 3239; H.R. 3241, as amended; H.R. 3723; H.R. 3752; H.R. 3841; S. 409; and S. 1340.(consideration: CR H3026-3052; text: CR H3029)
lower
May 14, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
lower
May 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
May 13, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tony Cárdenas
DDemocratic
Co
Janice D. Schakowsky
DDemocratic
Co
Mondaire Jones
DDemocratic
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