HR 8394
116th Congress
House
Taxation
Child care and development
Child health
Health care costs and insurance
Health technology, devices, supplies
Income tax deductions
Sales and excise taxes
State and local taxation
Improving Diaper Affordability Act of 2020
Introduced: September 24, 2020
Introduced by:
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
Democratic
· New Jersey
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 24, 2020
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.
Sep 24, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Improving Diaper Affordability Act of 2020
This bill includes diapers as deductible medical expenses and allows payments for diapers from certain tax-preferred spending and reimbursement accounts. The bill prohibits state or local governments from imposing a sales tax on the retail purchase of diapers.
What's happening now
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.
Committees of jurisdiction
2