S. 1815 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, May 20, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryIncreases funding to help families afford diapers
This bill sets aside new federal money for several years to help low-income families get diapers and related supplies they need. It directs states and territories to use these funds specifically for families with babies, toddlers, or older children with certain medical conditions, as well as for adults who need incontinence products. The bill also lets people use their health savings accounts to buy medically necessary diapers, something they couldn't do before.
How it affects you
If you're a low-income family struggling to afford diapers for your baby or young child, or if you're an adult managing incontinence without enough resources, this bill aims to make those supplies more accessible through state programs. People who have health savings accounts for medical expenses will have a new option to use that money for diapers if medically needed.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, May 20, 2025)
End Diaper Need Act of 2025
This bill establishes and expands programs to provide low-income families and other vulnerable groups with access to diapers and related supplies.
Specifically, it provides additional funding for FY2026-FY2029 to meet the diapering needs of certain low-income families and adults through the Social Services Block Grant Program. This grant program provides a flexible funding stream to states and territories to support social services for vulnerable children, adults, and families.
The bill exempts these funds for diapering needs from sequestration. Sequestration is a process of automatic, across-the-board reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.
The bill requires these funds to be used to meet the diapering needs of
• low-income families with one or more infants, toddlers, or medically complex children (i.e., children who are age three or older and diagnosed with a serious condition such as bowel or bladder incontinence); and
• low-income families with adults, or children or adults with disabilities, who rely on diapers and other adult incontinence materials.
The bill also allows individuals to buy medically necessary diapers and related supplies with funds from health savings accounts and other tax-advantaged accounts for health care expenses.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 1815
A BILL
End Diaper Need Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) · Introduced May 20, 2025 · Health · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action May 20, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.”