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HR 4902 117th 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 2021

Introduced: July 30, 2021 Introduced by: Watson Coleman, Bonnie Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Jul 30, 2021
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.
Jul 30, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improving Diaper Affordability Act of 2021

This bill treats diapers as qualified medical expenses for purposes of certain health savings accounts and spending arrangements.

The bill prohibits a state or local government from imposing a sales tax on the retail sale of diapers.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
Sires, Albio
· Aug 3, 2021
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 30, 2021
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Jul 30, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4902: Improving Diaper Affordability Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4902/
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"H.R. 4902: Improving Diaper Affordability Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4902/.
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H.R. 4902, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4902/.
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