House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program for partnerships between covered basic needs banks and military installations to provide diapers and diapering supplies to military families, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 19, 2025
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Nov 19, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6138.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. FOUSHEE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 195, November 19, 2025, Page H4817):Article 1Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 19, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 9 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6138, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6138
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 14, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 19, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
17 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 13 Democrats
4 of 17 cosponsors (24%) are from the other party.
Sanford Bishop (D-GA), André Carson (D-IN), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), Emily Randall (D-WA), Deborah Ross (D-NC), Emilia Sykes (D-OH), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Frederica Wilson (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Valerie Foushee.
- H.R. 8893 (119th) Protecting Consumers from Deceptive AI Act
- H.R. 7733 (119th) Ensuring OB–GYN Care in Prisons Act
- H.R. 5622 (119th) National Gun Violence Research Act of 2025
- H.R. 7535 (119th) Second Chance Mental Health Access Act of 2026
- H.R. 2679 (119th) Cool Roof Rebate Act of 2025
- H.R. 7657 (119th) Military Family Diaper Partnership Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.