HR 5644 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

End Diaper Need Act of 2023

Latest action · Dec 17, 2024 Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedSep 21, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 42

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 27, 2023 to Aug 23, 2024.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanSep 27, 2023
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroSep 27, 2023
D-ILDelia C. RamirezOct 3, 2023
D-WIGwen MooreOct 3, 2023
D-NYJerrold NadlerOct 3, 2023
D-MAStephen F. LynchOct 3, 2023
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOct 13, 2023
D-MIRashida TlaibOct 13, 2023
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOct 13, 2023
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaOct 26, 2023
D-CAMark DeSaulnierNov 13, 2023
D-MDDavid J. TroneNov 30, 2023
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Nov 30, 2023
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyNov 30, 2023
D-GALucy McBathNov 30, 2023
D-NYRitchie TorresNov 30, 2023
D-VTBecca BalintJan 11, 2024
D-COBrittany PettersenJan 11, 2024
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonJan 11, 2024
D-CTJahana HayesJan 11, 2024
D-TNSteve CohenJan 11, 2024
D-CAKatie PorterJan 17, 2024
D-NJRobert MenendezFeb 6, 2024
D-MOCori BushFeb 13, 2024
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.Feb 13, 2024
D-NYGrace MengFeb 13, 2024
D-MNIlhan OmarFeb 13, 2024
D-HIJill N. TokudaMar 5, 2024
D-CTJohn B. LarsonMar 5, 2024
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaMar 7, 2024
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyMar 29, 2024
D-NYJamaal BowmanMar 29, 2024
D-ILJonathan L. JacksonMar 29, 2024
D-FLDarren SotoApr 11, 2024
D-NCDeborah K. RossApr 18, 2024
D-MAJames P. McGovernApr 18, 2024
D-ILSean CastenApr 18, 2024
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.May 8, 2024
D-COYadira CaraveoMay 10, 2024
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezJun 11, 2024
D-INAndré CarsonJun 27, 2024
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonAug 23, 2024

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Sep 21, 2023
Health Subcommittee
Referred Sep 22, 2023
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Sep 21, 2023
Work and Welfare Subcommittee
Referred Dec 17, 2024

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 17, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
  2. Sep 22, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Sep 21, 2023Introduced in House
  4. Sep 21, 2023Referred 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.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Sec 8 The single subject of this legislation is: To make grants to assist eligible entities to help low- income families to address the diaper needs of infants, toddlers, and others.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 153, September 21, 2023, page H4458.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2879End Diaper Need Act of 2023Related billSep 21, 2023

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To address the increased burden that maintaining the health and hygiene of infants and toddlers, medically complex children, and low-income adults or adults with disabilities who rely on adult incontinence materials and supplies place on families in need, the resultant adverse health effects on children and families, and the limited child care options available for infants and toddlers who lack sufficient diapers and diapering supplies, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
End Diaper Need Act of 2023

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 21, 2023Introduced in House

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