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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS
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SENATE RESOLUTION 205--EXPRESSING THE GRATITUDE OF THE SENATE FOR THE
PEOPLE WHO OPERATE OR SUPPORT DIAPER BANKS AND DIAPER DISTRIBUTION
PROGRAMS IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES
Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Jones, Mr. Braun, Mr. Casey,
Mr. Tillis, Ms. Rosen, Ms. Collins, Ms. Smith, Mr. Roberts, Ms.
Duckworth, and Mr. Hoeven) submitted the following resolution; which
was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions:
S. Res. 205
Whereas the lack of a sufficient clean diaper supply can
adversely affect the physical, mental, and economic well-
being of infants, toddlers, and their families;
Whereas diapers are a material basic need of every infant
and toddler;
Whereas an infant requires up to 12 diapers per day, at a
cost of $70 to $80 per month;
Whereas low-wage families and families living in poverty
often rely on community donations for diapers;
Whereas addressing diaper need in local communities can
improve health conditions and economic opportunities for
infants, toddlers, and their families;
Whereas many families delay changing a diaper to extend
their diaper supply, thereby increasing the incidence of
diaper dermatitis, urinary tract infections, and other health
ailments;
Whereas families displaced by natural disasters experience
an acute need for diapers, particularly as diapers are not
consistently provided through relief efforts;
Whereas diapers provided by diaper banks and volunteer
distribution projects amplify the impact of resources
deployed by larger disaster relief organizations;
Whereas, in September 2011, the National Diaper Bank
Network was created to support children and their families
and to raise awareness of diaper need among the general
public;
Whereas more than 1,000,000 diapers were distributed along
the Gulf Coast in the wake of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma by
nonprofit diaper banks and diaper pantries that are members
of the National Diaper Bank Network;
Whereas the National Diaper Bank Network coordinates
ongoing diaper supply efforts in the aftermath of natural
disasters such as Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, the
California wildfires, and the Midwestern floods; and
Whereas, during 2017, the more than 300 nonprofit diaper
banks and diaper pantries that are members of the National
Diaper Bank Network distributed more than 64,000,000 donated
diapers, helping ensure that each month more than 225,000
children in need received diapers: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) expresses its gratitude for the people who operate or
support diaper banks and diaper distribution programs in
their local communities;
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(2) supports the important efforts made by diaper banks and
diaper distribution programs in response to natural
disasters; and
(3) encourages the people of the United States to address
diaper need by donating generously to diaper banks, diaper
pantries, diaper drives, and organizations that distribute
diapers to families in need.
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