119-hres736

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 736 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. RES. 736

Recognizing the importance of diapers to infant health and family well-
 being, and expressing support for the designation of the week of 
September 15 to September 21, 2025, as ``National Diaper Need Awareness 
 Week''.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 September 18, 2025

Ms. DeLauro (for herself, Mrs. Watson Coleman, and Ms. Tlaib) submitted 
 the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
 Oversight and Government Reform

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 RESOLUTION

Recognizing the importance of diapers to infant health and family well-
 being, and expressing support for the designation of the week of 
September 15 to September 21, 2025, as ``National Diaper Need Awareness 
 Week''.

Whereas diapers are a material basic need essential to keeping babies and 
 toddlers clean, dry, and healthy;
Whereas national surveys and research studies report that diaper need, the 
 condition of not having a sufficient supply of clean diapers, affects 
 nearly 1 in 2 families with young children throughout the United States;
Whereas infants and toddlers go through 6 to 12 diapers each day during the 2 to 
 3 years that they wear diapers, and a sufficient supply of diapers can 
 cost families $80 to $100 a month or more, consuming 14 percent of a 
 low-wage family's post-tax income;
Whereas a daily or weekly supply of disposable diapers is generally an 
 eligibility requirement for babies and toddlers to participate in 
 childcare programs and quality early education programs that enable 
 children to thrive and parents to work;
Whereas parents struggling with diaper need report missing an average of 5.1 
 days of work each month because they cannot utilize childcare programs, 
 which means lost income and the creation of a vicious cycle that makes 
 purchasing diapers even more difficult;
Whereas diaper need presents a preventable public health issue;
Whereas, without enough diapers, babies and toddlers risk infections and health 
 problems that may require medical attention and intervention;
Whereas the costs associated with seeking medical care can further burden or 
 even break a family's already stretched budget, thereby destabilizing 
 the family's economic prospects and well-being;
Whereas diaper banks work in local communities to provide a stable and 
 sustainable supply of free diapers to families that are struggling with 
 diaper need;
Whereas there are more than 300 basic needs bank members of the National Diaper 
 Bank Network located in all 50 States, Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico;
Whereas most diaper banks work with a wide variety of local service 
 organizations and agencies to connect with families and provide the 
 necessary support in an efficient and cost-effective manner; and
Whereas the vast majority of diaper banks are completely philanthropically 
 funded, sustained by the generosity of their communities and local 
 businesses: Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the House of Representatives--

    (1) supports the designation of ``National Diaper Need 
 Awareness Week'';

    (2) acknowledges the tremendous work of diaper bank 
 leaders, both staff and volunteers, across the country that 
 support hundreds of thousands of children and their parents in 
 accessing the basic necessities they need to survive and 
 thrive; and

    (3) encourages the citizens of the United States to donate 
 generously to diaper banks and diaper drives, and support those 
 organizations that collect and distribute diapers to families 
 struggling with diaper need, so that all of America's children 
 and families can thrive and reach their full potential.
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