DIAPER Act

Bill: 117-s-3660
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2022-02-16
Policy area: Taxation
Latest action: action_date: 2022-02-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-02-16
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Diaper Inclusion in Accounts for Parental Expense Reduction Act or the DIAPER Act</strong></p> <p>This bill allows the cost of diapers as an allowable medical expense for purposes of health savings accounts (HSAs) and health flexible spending arrangements (FSAs).</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3660 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 16, 2022 Ms. Ernst (for herself, Mr. Casey , Mr. Cramer , and Ms. Duckworth ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make diapers an allowable expense for purposes of health flexible spending arrangements and health savings accounts.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Diaper Inclusion in Accounts for Parental Expense Reduction Act or the DIAPER Act . 2. Inclusion of diapers as qualified medical expenses (a) HSAs Section 223(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking products in the second sentence and inserting products and diapers , and (2) by adding at the end the following: (E) Diaper For purposes of this paragraph, the term diaper means a disposable absorbent garment for infants to be used for the purposes of maintaining the health of the infant by ensuring excreta is collected. . (b) FSAs Section 106(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by striking shall be treated and inserting and diapers (as defined in section 223(d)(2)(E)) shall be treated , and (2) by inserting and diapers in the heading after products . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.