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US SB1815

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/20/2025

Primary Sponsor

Tammy Duckworth

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Increases Social Services Block Grant funding to $1.9 billion annually for fiscal years 2026-2029, with $200 million per year appropriated specifically for diaper assistance programs targeting low-income families with infants, toddlers, medically complex children, and adults with disabilities who require incontinence supplies

  • States must distribute funds to eligible entities (government agencies, tribal organizations, diaper banks, and qualifying nonprofits) to provide free diapers, diapering supplies, medically necessary diapers, and adult incontinence materials to families with income at or below 200% of the federal poverty line

  • Reserves up to 2% of annual appropriations for a national technical assistance entity and up to $3 million for program evaluation, with reports to Congress required within 2-3 years of enactment

  • Adds medically necessary diapers and diapering supplies as qualified medical expenses for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), Archer MSAs, health flexible spending arrangements, and health reimbursement arrangements, effective for expenses incurred after December 31, 2025

  • Exempts the diaper assistance program from budget sequestration and requires that funds supplement rather than replace existing state funding, with assistance not counted against eligibility for other federal needs-based programs

Legislative Description

End Diaper Need Act of 2025

Health

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

5/20/2025

Committee Referrals

Finance5/20/2025

Full Bill Text

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