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Military Family Diaper Partnership Act

To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide funds to the National Diaper Bank Network for the establishment of a Military Family Diaper Fund to provide diapers and diapering supplies to military families in need, and for other purposes.

Introduced Feb 24, 2026

Latest action (Feb 24, 2026) Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Referred to
Armed Services Committee
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
Issues
Defense

Summary
  • Directs the Secretary of Defense to provide $1,000,000 annually to the National Diaper Bank Network for fiscal years 2027 through 2030 to establish a military family diaper fund.
  • Requires the National Diaper Bank Network to match or exceed government funding with non-Federal matching funds or in-kind contributions.
  • Requires funds to be used only to provide diapers and diapering supplies to military families in need or for technical assistance and evaluation by the Network.
  • Limits participation to National Diaper Bank Network members who have distributed diapers within 20 miles of a military installation for at least five years.
  • Requires the National Diaper Bank Network to submit annual reports to the Secretary of Defense on activities carried out using the military family diaper fund.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
6 cosponsors

Actions (2)
  1. Feb 24, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. · house
  2. Feb 24, 2026 Introduced in House

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HR 6138 — To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program for partnerships between covered basic needs banks and military installations to provide diapers and diapering supplies to military families, and for other purposes. · Introduced Nov 19, 2025 · Cong. 119 79%
  • HR 8336 — Helping Ensure Reliable Opportunities in Child Care for Military Families Act · Introduced Apr 16, 2026 · Cong. 119 62%
  • HRES 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". · Introduced Sep 18, 2025 · Cong. 119 58%
  • S 4335 — HERO Child Care for Military Families Act · Introduced Apr 16, 2026 · Cong. 119 58%
  • HR 9848 — Military Spouse Employment and Child Care Readiness Act · Introduced Jul 22, 2026 · Cong. 119 56%
  • S 3992 — Joint Medical Facilities Fund Act of 2026 · Introduced Apr 29, 2026 · Cong. 119 56%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Feb 24, 2026

Only one text version is on file, so there’s no earlier version to compare against yet.

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 24, 2026

Mrs. Foushee (for herself and Mr. Mackenzie) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide funds to the National Diaper Bank Network for the establishment of a Military Family Diaper Fund to provide diapers and diapering supplies to military families in need, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Military Family Diaper Partnership Act”.

SEC. 2. PROVISION OF FUNDS FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF MILITARY FAMILY DIAPER FUND.

(a) Provision of Funds.—The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter an agreement with the National Diaper Bank Network to provide to the Network $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2030 for the purpose of establishing a military family diaper fund to distribute diapers and diapering supplies to military families.

(b) Use of Funds.—An agreement under subsection (a) shall provide that—

(1) the National Diaper Bank Network shall establish a military family diaper fund and deposit funds received from the Secretary under the agreement into such fund;

(2) the National Diaper Bank Network shall deposit into the military family diaper fund matching funds or in-kind contributions from non-Federal Government sources that are of a value equal or greater to the amount of funds provided by the Secretary under the agreement;

(3) funds or in-kind contributions in the military family diaper fund shall only be provided to members of the National Diaper Bank Network who have engaged in the distribution of diapers or diapering supplies in an area located within 20 miles of a military installation for a period of not less than five years;

(4) such funds or in-kind contributions shall only be used—

(A) to provide diapers and diapering supplies to military families in need of diapers or diapering supplies; or

(B) for technical assistance and evaluation provided by the National Diaper Bank Network; and

(5) the National Diaper Bank Network shall submit to the Secretary of Defense an annual report on the activities carried out using the military family diaper fund during the preceding fiscal year. <all>

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