End Diaper Need Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 3/22/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-22Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-03-21Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
- 2019-03-21Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
- 2019-03-21Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-03-21Introduced in House
- 2019-03-21Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-03-21 (00)
End Diaper Need Act of 2019
This bill establishes various programs to increase access to diapers for low-income families with infants and toddlers. Specifically, the bill provides grants to agencies or organizations with experience in community distribution services for the purchase, warehousing, and distribution of diapers and diapering supplies (e.g., diaper wipes and creams) to families with (1) at least one child under the age of 4, and (2) an income of no more than 200% of the federal poverty level.
The bill also permits states to use Medicaid funds to provide diapers and diapering supplies to low-income families with a child 3 or older who has been diagnosed with one or more specified forms of conditions that create a need for the use of diapers. Additionally, the bill includes diapers and diapering supplies as qualifying medical expenses under (1) health and medical savings accounts, and (2) flexible health spending and reimbursement arrangements.
Cosponsors (20)
- Gwen Moore (D-WI)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
- ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)
- Jerry McNerney (D-CA)
- JERROLD NADLER (D-NY)
- BOBBY RUSH (D-IL)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- CAROLYN MALONEY (D-NY)
- Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)
- Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Mark Takano (D-CA)
- Susan Wild (D-PA)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
- BETTY MCCOLLUM (D-MN)
Subjects
- Child health
- Community life and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Family services
- Government information and archives
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Income tax deductions
- Poverty and welfare assistance
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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