3.0.0 1404 2022-02-09T02:43:57Z 2022-02-09T09:28:34Z Senate S 2019-05-09 116 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-05-09T19:05:30Z End Diaper Need Act of 2019 116 1846 HR 2019-03-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2019-05-09 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2019-05-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL N C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2019-05-09 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2019-05-13 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2019-05-13 False Health Child health Community life and organization Congressional oversight Family services Government information and archives Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health programs administration and funding Health technology, devices, supplies Income tax deductions Poverty and welfare assistance Health 00 2019-05-09 Introduced in Senate 2020-09-18T12:19:14Z End Diaper Need Act of 2019

This bill establishes various programs to increase access to diapers for low-income families with infants and toddlers. Specifically, the bill provides grants to agencies or organizations with experience in community distribution services for the purchase, warehousing, and distribution of diapers and diapering supplies (e.g., diaper wipes and creams) to families with (1) at least one child under the age of 4, and (2) an income of no more than 200% of the federal poverty level.

The bill also permits states to use Medicaid funds to provide diapers and diapering supplies to low-income families with a child 3 or older who has been diagnosed with one or more specified forms of conditions that create a need for the use of diapers. Additionally, the bill includes diapers and diapering supplies as qualifying medical expenses under (1) health and medical savings accounts, and (2) flexible health spending and reimbursement arrangements.

]]> End Diaper Need Act of 2019 Display Title End Diaper Need Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced End Diaper Need Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to address the increased burden that maintaining the health and hygiene of infants and toddlers places on families in need, the resultant adverse health effects on children and families, and the limited child care options available for infants and toddlers who lack sufficient diapers, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1404is/xml/BILLS-116s1404is.xml 2019-05-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.