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Introduced
03/21/2019
03/21/2019
In Committee
03/22/2019
03/22/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
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.
AI Summary
This bill establishes various programs to increase access to diapers for low-income families with infants and toddlers. It provides grants to agencies or organizations to purchase, warehouse, and distribute diapers and diapering supplies to families with an income of no more than 200% of the federal poverty level and at least one child under the age of 4. The bill also allows 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 certain medical conditions that create a need for diapers. Additionally, the bill includes diapers and diapering supplies as qualifying medical expenses under health and medical savings accounts, and flexible health spending and reimbursement arrangements.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (51)
Barbara Lee (D)*,
Colin Allred (D),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Joe Courtney (D),
Elijah Cummings (D),
Rosa DeLauro (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Tulsi Gabbard (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Alcee Hastings (D),
Brian Higgins (D),
Jim Himes (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Ann Kirkpatrick (D),
Zoe Lofgren (D),
Alan Lowenthal (D),
Tom Malinowski (D),
Carolyn Maloney (D),
Betty McCollum (D),
Jerry McNerney (D),
Grace Meng (D),
Gwen Moore (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Joe Neguse (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),
Ilhan Omar (D),
Donald Payne (D),
Scott Peters (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Ayanna Pressley (D),
Mike Quigley (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Kathleen Rice (D),
Dutch Ruppersberger (D),
Bobby Rush (D),
Mary Gay Scanlon (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Terri Sewell (D),
Donna Shalala (D),
Adam Smith (D),
Abigail Spanberger (D),
Jackie Speier (D),
Mark Takano (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Peter Welch (D),
Susan Wild (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (on 03/22/2019)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1846/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1846/BILLS-116hr1846ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1846/BILLS-116hr1846ih.pdf.pdf |
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