,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #dij  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bh1 #bjag,ms4  
,de,lauro 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 &   
,ms4 ,lee7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m             
,,resolution  ,support+ ! goals & ideals
 ( ,national ,diap] ,ne$ ,aw>5ess ,week4
  ,:]eas diap] ne$1 ! lack ( a suffici5t
 supply ( clean diap]s to ensure t      
infants & toddl]s rema9 clean1 heal?y1 &
 dry1 c adv]sely affect ! physical1     
m5tal1 & economic well-be+ ( infants1   
toddl]s1 & _! families2 ,:]eas diap]s   
are a mat]ial basic ne$ ( e infant &    
toddl]2 ,:]eas an infant requires up to 
#ab diap]s p] day1 at a co/ ( #gj to #hj
 p] mon?2 ,:]eas national surveys report
 t "o 9 ?ree mo!rs exp]i5ce diap] ne$ at
 "s "t be=e _! *ild is ?ree ye>s old2   
,:]eas additional /udies /ate t diap]   
ne$ increases mat]nal depression2 ,:]eas
 #dh p]c5t ( families delay *ang+ a     
diap] to ext5d _! supply ( diap]s1 !reby

 increas+ incid5ts ( diap] d]matitis1   
ur9>y tract infections1 & o!r heal?     
ailm5ts2 ,:]eas !re are no gov]nm5t     
assi/ance programs t help l[-wage       
families & ^? liv+ 9 pov]ty pur*ase     
diap]s2 ,:]eas ! poore/ #bj p]c5t (     
,am]icans t buy diap]s sp5d ne>ly #ad   
p]c5t ( _! aft]-tax income on diap]s1   
:i* c cause economic h>d%ip = families &
 =ce _m to make impossible *oices betwe5
 food1 heat1 & diap]s2 ,:]eas mo/ *ild  
c>e c5t]s require p>5ts to provide a    
day's supply ( disposable diap]s        
7approximately f\r to six p] *ild71 mak+
 diap]s necess>y = _m p>5ts to g to "w  
or s*ool2 ,:]eas address+ diap] ne$ 9   
local communities c improve heal?       
conditions & economic opportunities =   
infants1 toddl]s1 & _! families2 ,:]eas 
9 ,septemb] #bjaa1 ! fir/ national      
/atem5t on diap] ne$ 0 develop$ & issu$ 
to provide consi/5cy 9 describ+ !       
condition & to raise aw>5ess ( ! issue  
among ! g5]al public2 ,:]eas ! m ?an    
#cjj nonpr(it diap] banks & diap]       

pantries t are memb]s ( ! ,national     
,diap] ,bank ,network across #df ,/ates 
di/ribut$ ov] #eb1jjj1jjj donat$ diap]s 
dur+ #bjaf1 help+ ensure t m ?an        
#bgh1jjj *ildr5 _h ! diap]s !y ne$$2    
,:]eas ea* ye>1 dur+ ! mon? ( ,septemb]1
 ! ,national ,diap] ,bank ,network & its
 memb]s hold num]\s activities & ev5ts  
to increase public aw>5ess ( diap] ne$2 
& ,:]eas ! week ( ,septemb] #be ?r\gh   
,octob] #a1 #bjag1 w\ld be an           
appropriate week to designate z         
8,national ,diap] ,ne$ ,aw>5ess ,week03 
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 expresses its    
gratitude = ^? :o op]ate or support     
diap] banks & diap] di/ribution programs
 9 _! local communities2  7#b7 supports 
! goals & ideals ( ,national ,diap] ,ne$
 ,aw>5ess ,week2 &  7#c7 enc\rages ! p (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to address diap] ne$ by
 donat+ g5]\sly to diap] banks1 diap]   
drives1 & ^? organizations t di/ribute  
diap]s to families 9 ne$4