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.
Sponsored By: Representative Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]
Introduced
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.
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- 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.
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Pilot diaper help for military families
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 provide technical help and evaluate results. To participate, a diaper bank would need to be a nonprofit, be a Network member, provide items at no cost, and have at least five years of diaper distribution. The bill does not set funding amounts or a start date.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7]
PA • R
Sponsored 11/19/2025
Randall
WA • D
Sponsored 11/19/2025
Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
NC • D
Sponsored 11/19/2025
Thompson (MS)
MS • D
Sponsored 11/19/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 11/19/2025
Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Sponsored 11/19/2025
Bishop
GA • D
Sponsored 11/21/2025
Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7]
CO • D
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
GA • D
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 1/14/2026
Wilson (FL)
FL • D
Sponsored 1/22/2026
Carson
IN • D
Sponsored 1/27/2026
Grijalva
AZ • D
Sponsored 4/22/2026
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Sponsored 4/29/2026
McBath
GA • D
Sponsored 5/12/2026
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