Congress·In Committee·S. 1815

End Diaper Need Act of 2025

Sen. Duckworth Pushes Bipartisan Bill to Provide $200 Million for Diaper and Incontinence Supplies

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The End Diaper Need Act of 2025 is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being sent to the Senate Committee on Finance for review. The bill is actively moving, though no further hearings or votes have been scheduled yet.

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Key Points

The bill would provide $200 million per year from 2026 through 2029 — a total of $800 million — to help low-income families get free diapers, diapering supplies, and adult incontinence products through the Social Services Block Grant program.
From policy text
“Out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2029, to carry out this section.”
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The program targets families earning up to 200% of the federal poverty line, covering children under age 4, medically complex children of any age, and adults with disabilities who need incontinence supplies.
States would distribute the money to local nonprofits, diaper banks, and tribal organizations that have at least one year of experience in community-based distribution of basic needs like diapers or food.
Starting in 2026, medically necessary diapers and diapering supplies would become qualified medical expenses under Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), and Archer MSAs, giving families with certain health conditions a tax-advantaged way to pay for these items.
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“The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply to amounts paid after December 31, 2025.”
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The bill requires a formal evaluation within two years to measure whether the program reduces health problems like diaper rash, urinary tract infections, and parental depression linked to diaper need, with results published online by HHS.
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“complete an evaluation of the effectiveness of the assistance program carried out pursuant to this section, such as the effect of activities carried out under this Act on mitigating the health and developmental risks of unmet diaper need among infants, toddlers, medically complex children”
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Any diapers or supplies a family receives through this program would not count against them when applying for other federal benefits, protecting families from losing eligibility for programs like SNAP or Medicaid.
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“Any assistance or benefits received by a family through funds made available under subsection (a) shall be disregarded for purposes of determining the family's eligibility for, or amount of, benefits under any other Federal needs-based programs.”
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Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

Who is affectedScoreImpactCertaintyScopeDurationSentiment

Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

Milestones

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May 20, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

May 20, 2025

Introduced in Senate

What Happens Next

Projected impacts based on AI analysis

Within 180 days of enactment

HHS issues guidance on how the program works, including who qualifies and how money gets distributed

States and nonprofits learn the rules so they can start setting up distribution networks for diapers and supplies

Within 2 years of enactment

HHS completes evaluation of the program's effectiveness and publishes results

Congress and the public learn whether the program actually reduced health problems and helped families, shaping decisions about whether to extend or expand it

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Related Bills

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H.R. 3508Identical bill

End Diaper Need Act of 2025

May 20 — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.