Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021
Bill: H.R.3182 | Sponsor: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony (D-CA)
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021 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.

[117th Congress Public Law 126]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 117-126
117th Congress

                                 An Act


 
To provide that inclined sleepers for infants and crib bumpers shall be 
  considered banned hazardous products under section 8 of the Consumer 
      Product Safety Act, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: May 16, 
                         2022 -  [H.R. 3182]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Safe Sleep for 
Babies Act of 2021.>> 
SECTION 1. <<NOTE: 15 USC 2051 note.>>  SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021''.
SEC. 2. <<NOTE: 15 USC 2057d.>>  BANNING OF INCLINED SLEEPERS FOR 
                    INFANTS.

    (a) In General.-- <<NOTE: Deadline.>> Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, inclined sleepers for infants, 
regardless of the date of manufacture, shall be considered a banned 
hazardous product under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 
U.S.C. 2057).

    (b) Inclined Sleeper for Infants Defined.--In this section, the term 
``inclined sleeper for infants'' means a product with an inclined sleep 
surface greater than ten degrees that is intended, marketed, or designed 
to provide sleeping accommodations for an infant up to 1 year old.
SEC. 3. <<NOTE: 15 USC 2057e.>>  BANNING OF CRIB BUMPERS.

    (a) In General.-- <<NOTE: Deadline.>> Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, crib bumpers, regardless of the date 
of manufacture, shall be considered a banned hazardous product under 
section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2057).

    (b) Crib Bumper Defined.--In this section, the term ``crib 
bumper''--
            (1) means any material that is intended to cover the sides 
        of a crib to prevent injury to any crib occupant from impacts 
        against the side of a crib or to prevent partial or complete 
        access to any openings in the sides of a crib to prevent a crib 
        occupant from getting any part of the body entrapped in any 
        opening;
            (2) includes a padded crib bumper, a supported and 
        unsupported vinyl bumper guard, and vertical crib slat covers; 
        and
            (3) does not include a non-padded mesh crib liner.

    Approved May 16, 2022.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 3182:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
                                                        Vol. 167 (2021):
                                    June 22, considered in House.
                                                                        
                                    June 23, prior proceedings vacated; 
                                        considered and passed House.
                                                        Vol. 168 (2022):
                                    May 3, considered and passed Senate.

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