,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #gcf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ah1        
#bjbe,ms4 ,de,lauro 7= h]self1 ,mrs4    
,watson ,coleman1 & ,ms4 ,tlaib7        
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,,resolution           
,recogniz+ ! importance ( diap]s to     
infant heal? & family well-be+1 &       
express+ support = ! designation ( !    
week ( ,septemb] #ae to ,septemb] #ba1  
#bjbe1 z ,national ,diap] ,ne$ ,aw>5ess 
,week4  ,:]eas diap]s are a mat]ial     
basic ne$ ess5tial to keep+ babies &    
toddl]s clean1 dry1 & heal?y2 ,:]eas    
national surveys & rese>* /udies report 
t diap] ne$1 ! condition ( n hav+ a     
suffici5t supply ( clean diap]s1 affects
 ne>ly #a 9 #b families ) "y *ildr5     
?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas infants 
& toddl]s g ?r\gh #f to #ab diap]s ea*  
day dur+ ! #b to #c ye>s t !y we>       
diap]s1 & a suffici5t supply ( diap]s c 
co/ families #hj to #ajj a mon? or m1   

consum+ #ad p]c5t ( a l[-wage family's  
po/-tax income2 ,:]eas a daily or weekly
 supply ( disposable diap]s is g5]ally  
an eligibility requirem5t = babies &    
toddl]s to p>ticipate 9 *ildc>e programs
 & quality e>ly education programs t    
enable *ildr5 to ?rive & p>5ts to "w2   
,:]eas p>5ts /ruggl+ ) diap] ne$ report 
miss+ an av]age ( #e4a days ( "w ea*    
mon? because !y _c utilize *ildc>e      
programs1 :i* means lo/ income & !      
creation ( a vici\s cycle t makes       
pur*as+ diap]s ev5 m difficult2 ,:]eas  
diap] ne$ pres5ts a prev5table public   
heal? issue2 ,:]eas1 )\t en\gh diap]s1  
babies & toddl]s risk infections & heal?
 problems t may require m$ical att5tion 
& int]v5tion2 ,:]eas ! co/s associat$ ) 
seek+ m$ical c>e c fur!r burd5 or ev5   
break a family's already /ret*$ budget1 
!reby de/abiliz+ ! family's economic    
prospects & well-be+2 ,:]eas diap] banks
 "w 9 local communities to provide a    
/able & su/a9able supply ( free diap]s  
to families t are /ruggl+ ) diap] ne$2  

,:]eas !re are m ?an #cjj basic ne$s    
bank memb]s ( ! ,national ,diap] ,bank  
,network locat$ 9 all #ej ,/ates1       
,wa%+ton1 ,,dc1 & ,pu]to ,rico2 ,:]eas  
mo/ diap] banks "w ) a wide v>iety (    
local s]vice organizations & ag5cies to 
connect ) families & provide ! necess>y 
support 9 an effici5t & co/-effective   
mann]2 & ,:]eas ! va/ majority ( diap]  
banks are completely philan?ropically   
fund$1 su/a9$ by ! g5]osity ( _!        
communities & local bus9esses3 ,n[1     
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports !       
designation ( ,national ,diap] ,ne$     
,aw>5ess ,week2  7#b7 ackn[l$ges !      
trem5d\s "w ( diap] bank lead]s1 bo?    
/aff & volunte]s1 across ! c\ntry t     
support hundr$s ( ?\s&s ( *ildr5 & _!   
p>5ts 9 access+ ! basic necessities !y  
ne$ to survive & ?rive2 &  7#c7         
enc\rages ! citiz5s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to
 donate g5]\sly to diap] banks & diap]  
drives1 & support ^? organizations t    
collect & di/ribute diap]s to families  

/ruggl+ ) diap] ne$1 s t all ( ,am]ica's
 *ildr5 & families c ?rive & rea* _!    
full pot5tial4