[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 80 (Tuesday, May 14, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2833-S2834]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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 SENATE RESOLUTION 205--EXPRESSING THE GRATITUDE OF THE SENATE FOR THE 
  PEOPLE WHO OPERATE OR SUPPORT DIAPER BANKS AND DIAPER DISTRIBUTION 
                  PROGRAMS IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES

  Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Jones, Mr. Braun, Mr. Casey, 
Mr. Tillis, Ms. Rosen, Ms. Collins, Ms. Smith, Mr. Roberts, Ms. 
Duckworth, and Mr. Hoeven) submitted the following resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions:

                              S. Res. 205

       Whereas the lack of a sufficient clean diaper supply can 
     adversely affect the physical, mental, and economic well-
     being of infants, toddlers, and their families;
       Whereas diapers are a material basic need of every infant 
     and toddler;
       Whereas an infant requires up to 12 diapers per day, at a 
     cost of $70 to $80 per month;
       Whereas low-wage families and families living in poverty 
     often rely on community donations for diapers;
       Whereas addressing diaper need in local communities can 
     improve health conditions and economic opportunities for 
     infants, toddlers, and their families;
       Whereas many families delay changing a diaper to extend 
     their diaper supply, thereby increasing the incidence of 
     diaper dermatitis, urinary tract infections, and other health 
     ailments;
       Whereas families displaced by natural disasters experience 
     an acute need for diapers, particularly as diapers are not 
     consistently provided through relief efforts;
       Whereas diapers provided by diaper banks and volunteer 
     distribution projects amplify the impact of resources 
     deployed by larger disaster relief organizations;
       Whereas, in September 2011, the National Diaper Bank 
     Network was created to support children and their families 
     and to raise awareness of diaper need among the general 
     public;
       Whereas more than 1,000,000 diapers were distributed along 
     the Gulf Coast in the wake of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma by 
     nonprofit diaper banks and diaper pantries that are members 
     of the National Diaper Bank Network;
       Whereas the National Diaper Bank Network coordinates 
     ongoing diaper supply efforts in the aftermath of natural 
     disasters such as Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, the 
     California wildfires, and the Midwestern floods; and
       Whereas, during 2017, the more than 300 nonprofit diaper 
     banks and diaper pantries that are members of the National 
     Diaper Bank Network distributed more than 64,000,000 donated 
     diapers, helping ensure that each month more than 225,000 
     children in need received diapers: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) expresses its gratitude for the people who operate or 
     support diaper banks and diaper distribution programs in 
     their local communities;

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       (2) supports the important efforts made by diaper banks and 
     diaper distribution programs in response to natural 
     disasters; and
       (3) encourages the people of the United States to address 
     diaper need by donating generously to diaper banks, diaper 
     pantries, diaper drives, and organizations that distribute 
     diapers to families in need.

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