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H.R. 3134: DIAPER Act

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H.R. 3134: DIAPER Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-10-06 · Families · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-10-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

DIAPER Act

Plain summary

Diaper Investment and Aid to Promote Economic Recovery or DIAPER Act - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to include a state's provision under a child care and development block grant of diapers and diapering supplies to enrolled child care providers as covered child care assistance to parents with children under age three. Treats such a provision as a direct service not counted among administrative costs.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

DIAPER Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] · 19 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Christopher Murphy (D-CT), John B. Larson (D-CT), Gwen Moore (D-WI), James A. Himes (D-CT), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] reported raising $1.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

No linked floor roll calls in our collected records yet. This does not mean the bill has never had a vote. Check the official bill history.

Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr3134 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112