U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HR1547: Recognizing the importance of diapers to infant health and family well-being, and expressing support for the designation of the week of September 14-20, 2026, as "National Diaper Need Awareness Week".
Status: In committee, September 16, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, September 16, 2026:
IV 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1547 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 16, 2026 Ms. DeLauro (for herself, Mrs. Watson Coleman , and Mrs. Foushee ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform RESOLUTION Recognizing the importance of diapers to infant health and family well-being, and expressing support for the designation of the week of September 14-20, 2026, as National Diaper Need Awareness Week . Whereas diapers are a material basic need essential to keeping babies and toddlers clean, dry, and healthy; Whereas national surveys and research studies report that diaper need, the condition of not having a sufficient supply of clean diapers, affects nearly 1 in 2 families with young children throughout the United States; Whereas infants and toddlers go through 6 to 12 diapers each day during the 2 to 3 years that they wear diapers, and a sufficient supply of diapers can cost families $80 to $100 a month or more, consuming 14 percent of a low-wage family's post-tax income; Whereas a daily or weekly supply of disposable diapers is generally an eligibility requirement for babies and toddlers to participate in childcare programs and quality early education programs that enable children to thrive and parents to work; Whereas parents struggling with diaper need report missing an average …
Sponsors
- Rosa DeLauro (D, HD-003) · primary sponsor
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D, HD-012)
- Valerie Foushee (D, HD-004)
- Rashida Tlaib (D, HD-MI-12)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- : Submitted in House
Subjects: Health
Common questions
- What is HR1547?
- HR1547 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Recognizing the importance of diapers to infant health and family well-being, and expressing support for the designation of the week of September 14-20, 2026, as "National Diaper Need Awareness Week".
- What is the status of HR1547?
- In committee as of September 16, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (September 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR1547?
- Rosa DeLauro (D, HD-003), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR1547?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-res/1547
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