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H.R. 259: End Diaper Need Act of 2021

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H.R. 259: End Diaper Need Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-01-11 · Emergency Management · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-01-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.

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Official title

End Diaper Need Act of 2021

Plain summary

End Diaper Need Act of 2021 This bill establishes and expands programs to increase access to diapers and related supplies primarily for low-income families. The Department of Health and Human Services must award demonstration grants to entities with experience in community distribution of basic necessities or other community services to meet diapering needs of eligible families with infants and toddlers. Additionally, the bill permits states to use Medicaid funds to provide medically necessary diapers and supplies to certain low-income families. These families must have a child who is over age three and diagnosed with a serious condition such as bowel or bladder incontinence. It also allows individuals to buy medically necessary diapers and supplies with funds from health savings accounts and other tax-advantaged accounts for health care expenses.

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Official text

End Diaper Need Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] · 60 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Grace Meng (D-NY), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Judy Chu (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), John B. Larson (D-CT), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Peter Welch (D-VT), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Al Green (D-TX), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Chellie Pingree (D-ME)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr259 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117