Bill · S. 1815· Senate(119-S-1815)
End Diaper Need Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 5/20/2025
- Last activity
- 5/20/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Sponsored by
- Tammy Duckworth
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The "End Diaper Need Act of 2025" aims to provide targeted funding through the Social Services Block Grant program. This funding is intended to help families deal with the costs of diapers, diapering supplies, and adult incontinence materials. The bill focuses on supporting infants, toddlers, medically complex children, and low-income adults or adults with disabilities. It seeks to address health effects and limited child care options caused by a lack of these supplies. Additionally, the bill expands the definition of qualified medical expenses for Health Savings Accounts and other arrangements.
Yes· 3 of 7
Would children be better off under this?+8
The bill provides critical hygiene resources for infants, toddlers, and medically complex children.
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+8
The bill offers substantial financial relief for low-income families facing diapering needs.
Would people with disabilities be better off under this?+7
The bill provides funding for adult incontinence supplies for adults with disabilities.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Financial relief for families in need: The bill provides $1,900,000,000 in increased funding for the Social Services Block Grant program for each fiscal year from 2026 through 2029 to help meet the needs of low-income families (Section 2(a)(1)).
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Direct support for specific groups: Funds can be used to distribute free diapers, medically necessary diapers, and adult incontinence materials to infants, toddlers, medically complex children, and low-income adults or adults with disabilities (Section 2(b)(1)(A)(i)).
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Improved community access: The bill allows for community outreach to help people participate in distribution programs and increases the ability of communities to provide necessary supplies (Section 2(b)(1)(A)(ii-iii).
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Tax-advantaged medical expenses: The act amends the Internal Revenue Code so that medically necessary diapers and diapering supplies are considered qualified medical expenses for Health Savings Accounts, Archer MSAs, and Health Flexible Spending or Reimbursement Arrangements (Section 3(a-c)).
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Protection of existing benefits: Assistance received through these funds will not be counted against a family's eligibility for other federal needs-based programs (Section 2(b)(5)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Restrictions on fund usage: State funds must be used to supplement, not replace, existing State general revenue funds provided for these purposes (Section 2(b)(1)(C)).
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Limited timeframe for expenditures: Funds distributed to eligible entities must be spent within the same fiscal year or the following fiscal year (Section 2(b)(4)(A)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Children+8Good For Low Income Households+8Good For People With Disabilities+7
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Poverty Reduction+7Improves Disability Rights+6Improves Childcare Affordability+4
- Healthcare
- Improves Healthcare Access+5
- 5/20/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Kevin CramerRepublican · North Dakota
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