S. 1815

Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (May 20, 2025)

End Diaper Need Act of 2025

This bill establishes and expands programs to provide low-income families and other vulnerable groups with access to diapers and related supplies.

Specifically, it provides additional funding for FY2026-FY2029 to meet the diapering needs of certain low-income families and adults through the Social Services Block Grant Program. This grant program provides a flexible funding stream to states and territories to support social services for vulnerable children, adults, and families.

The bill exempts these funds for diapering needs from sequestration. Sequestration is a process of automatic, across-the-board reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.

The bill requires these funds to be used to meet the diapering needs of

• low-income families with one or more infants, toddlers, or medically complex children (i.e., children who are age three or older and diagnosed with a serious condition such as bowel or bladder incontinence); and