# 119-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.

119-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., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-15).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6138
- As of: 2026-10-15
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6138
- Congress: 119
- Title: 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.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

**Create a pilot to get diapers to military families by pairing installations with established diaper banks.** It would direct the Defense Department to set up a pilot that partners military installations with covered basic needs banks and to seek technical assistance and evaluation from the National Diaper Bank Network. - Military families: Families with diaper needs would gain local access to free diapers and diapering supplies through partnerships tied to military installations. - Diaper banks and nonprofits: Eligible organizations must be nonprofit members of the National Diaper Bank Network and have at least 5 years of diaper distribution experience to qualify as a covered basic needs bank. - Department of Defense: The department would run the pilot and must seek an agreement with the National Diaper Bank Network to provide technical assistance and to evaluate the pilot's effectiveness.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO), 2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2026-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2026-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Pilot diaper help for military families: benefit, low. If enacted, the Defense Department would run a pilot that pairs military bases with nonprofit diaper banks. Military families in need could get free diapers and diapering supplies through these partnerships. The Secretary of Defense would seek an agreement with the National Diaper Bank Network to p…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hres-1641: Honoring the contributions of Indian Americans and supporting the designation of July as "Indian American Heritage Month".
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-2550: Protect America's Workforce Act
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-18: Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6138 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6138)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hres-1641: Honoring the contributions of Indian Americans and supporting the designation o…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1641)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2550: Protect America's Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2550)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-18: Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-18)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6138 (as of 2026-10-15).