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H.R.3182 — Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021

Cited in 2 Likelier entries (2 risks, 0 decisions).

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  1. [1] Inclined sleeper death Risk
    Statistic
    Banned manufacture, sale, and distribution of US infant inclined sleepers with surfaces greater than 10 degrees and crib bumpers; signed 2022-05-16 as Public Law 117-126
    “"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. Latest Action: 05/16/2022 Became Public Law No: 117-126."”
    Calculation notes 
    Public Law 117-126 codifies the CPSC 10-degree threshold from Mannen's assessment. Took effect approximately 180 days after signing, i.e. late 2022. No EU member-state equivalent exists; the Polish and EU market is governed by EN 12790-1/-2:2023 (reclined cradles, revised March 2023), which addresses powered motion, electrical safety, entrapment, and cord hazards but does not ban the product class.

    Source date: 2022-05-16 · Accessed: 2026-05-31

  2. [2] Infant swing death Risk
    Statistic
    Federal ban on inclined sleep surfaces greater than 10 degrees; powered swings remain a regulatory grey area when used for sleep with added bedding
    “"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. Latest Action: 05/16/2022 Became Public Law No: 117-126."”
    Calculation notes 
    The 2022 Act addresses inclined sleepers but powered swings designed for awake soothing fall into a regulatory grey zone. The five Snuga deaths illustrate the off-label-sleep residual risk that the Act does not directly close — the product is sold for awake use, but the deaths occurred during sleep use with added bedding.

    Source date: 2022-05-16 · Accessed: 2026-05-31

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