End Diaper Need Act of 2025

This bill aims to cut “diaper need” by helping families afford diapers and adult incontinence supplies. It sends extra money to states and local groups, through an existing social services program, to buy and give out these items to low‑income families with babies and toddlers, medically complex children, and adults who rely on adult incontinence products .

It sets funding for 2026–2029 and adds targeted dollars just for diaper assistance, which states pass on to eligible entities like diaper banks and tribal organizations. Help received under this program will not reduce a family’s other federal benefits, and the program is shielded from automatic budget cuts. Starting in 2026, people can also use HSAs, FSAs, HRAs, and Archer MSAs to pay for medically necessary diapers and related supplies for people age 3 or older when needed for a medical condition .

Key points

• Who is helped: Low‑income families with children age 3 and under; families with medically complex children; low‑income adults and adults with disabilities; and children with disabilities ages 3–18 who need adult incontinence items. States, local governments, tribes, and nonprofit diaper banks can receive funds to run programs .
• What changes: States fund local distribution of diapers, medically necessary diapers, and adult incontinence supplies; they can coordinate with programs like WIC, Medicaid/CHIP, home visiting, and child care to reach families. Families can use health spending accounts to cover medically necessary diapers and diapering supplies beginning in 2026. Aid from this program doesn’t count against eligibility for other federal benefits .
• When: Funding runs from fiscal years 2026 through 2029; health account changes apply to expenses paid or incurred after December 31, 2025 (that is, starting in 2026) .