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[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 205 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 205

 Expressing the gratitude of the Senate for the people who operate or 
 support diaper banks and diaper distribution programs in their local 
                              communities.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 14, 2019

 Mr. Murphy (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Jones, Mr. Braun, Mr. Casey, 
    Mr. Tillis, Ms. Rosen, Ms. Collins, Ms. Smith, Mr. Roberts, Ms. 
 Duckworth, and Mr. Hoeven) submitted the following resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                               RESOLUTION

 
 Expressing the gratitude of the Senate for the people who operate or 
 support diaper banks and diaper distribution programs in their local 
                              communities.

Whereas the lack of a sufficient clean diaper supply can adversely affect the 
        physical, mental, and economic well-being of infants, toddlers, and 
        their families;
Whereas diapers are a material basic need of every infant and toddler;
Whereas an infant requires up to 12 diapers per day, at a cost of $70 to $80 per 
        month;
Whereas low-wage families and families living in poverty often rely on community 
        donations for diapers;
Whereas addressing diaper need in local communities can improve health 
        conditions and economic opportunities for infants, toddlers, and their 
        families;
Whereas many families delay changing a diaper to extend their diaper supply, 
        thereby increasing the incidence of diaper dermatitis, urinary tract 
        infections, and other health ailments;
Whereas families displaced by natural disasters experience an acute need for 
        diapers, particularly as diapers are not consistently provided through 
        relief efforts;
Whereas diapers provided by diaper banks and volunteer distribution projects 
        amplify the impact of resources deployed by larger disaster relief 
        organizations;
Whereas, in September 2011, the National Diaper Bank Network was created to 
        support children and their families and to raise awareness of diaper 
        need among the general public;
Whereas more than 1,000,000 diapers were distributed along the Gulf Coast in the 
        wake of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma by nonprofit diaper banks and diaper 
        pantries that are members of the National Diaper Bank Network;
Whereas the National Diaper Bank Network coordinates ongoing diaper supply 
        efforts in the aftermath of natural disasters such as Hurricanes Harvey, 
        Irma, and Maria, the California wildfires, and the Midwestern floods; 
        and
Whereas, during 2017, the more than 300 nonprofit diaper banks and diaper 
        pantries that are members of the National Diaper Bank Network 
        distributed more than 64,000,000 donated diapers, helping ensure that 
        each month more than 225,000 children in need received diapers: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) expresses its gratitude for the people who operate or 
        support diaper banks and diaper distribution programs in their 
        local communities;
            (2) supports the important efforts made by diaper banks and 
        diaper distribution programs in response to natural disasters; 
        and
            (3) encourages the people of the United States to address 
        diaper need by donating generously to diaper banks, diaper 
        pantries, diaper drives, and organizations that distribute 
        diapers to families in need.
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