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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".
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''.
Summary
This House resolution expresses support for designating September 15-21, 2025, as National Diaper Need Awareness Week. The resolution acknowledges the work of diaper banks and volunteers who provide free diapers to families struggling with diaper need, noting that nearly 1 in 2 families with young children face challenges accessing sufficient diapers. The resolution encourages citizens to donate to diaper banks and organizations that distribute diapers to families in need.
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- Sep 18, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
- Sep 18, 2025 Submitted in House
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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
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. <all>
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