Improving Diaper Affordability Act of 2023
This bill would allow diapers to be counted as qualified medical expenses under federal tax law, enabling low-income families with infants and toddlers to use pre-tax funds from health savings accounts, dependent care benefits, and flexible spending arrangements to cover diaper costs. It also prohibits states and localities from imposing sales tax on diaper purchases. These changes directly benefit families who spend up to 14% of their income on diapers - over 5 million children in low-income households face this burden. The policy aims to reduce financial strain by expanding access to tax-advantaged spending for a basic need.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced May 15, 2023
Last action Dec 17, 2024
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Total actions
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Committee
2
Dec 17, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
May 15, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
May 15, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 23 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bonnie Watson Coleman
DDemocratic
Co
Adam B. Schiff
DDemocratic
Co
Adriano Espaillat
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Lee
DDemocratic
Co
Cori Bush
DDemocratic
Co
Danny K. Davis
DDemocratic
Co
David J. Trone
DDemocratic
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
Glenn Ivey
DDemocratic
Co
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
John B. Larson
DDemocratic
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