89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
HF 71: Relating to an agreement among the states to elect the president by national popular vote
Died when the session ended · The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill creates a compact for the state of Iowa whereby the state agrees to certify its electors for president of the United States based on the national popular vote for president, rather than on the popular vote for president within the state. The agreement is cited in the bill as the “National Popular H.F. Vote Compact”. To take effect, the compact must be enacted by any number of states whose electoral votes, in the aggregate, constitute a majority of the entire number of electoral votes nationally. The compact provides that any member state may withdraw from the compact. However, if a withdrawal occurs six months or less before the end of a president’s term, the withdrawal shall not take effect until a president has qualified to serve the next term.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 1 for, 2 against
For: Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club
Against: Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps; Personal Interest -Bill Gustoff
In plain words
- January 14, 2021Filed in the House and sent to the State Government committee
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF71