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90th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026

HF 172: Relating to program flexibilities under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children program

Died when the session ended · The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill requires the department of health and human services to request any necessary waivers from the food and nutrition service of the United States department of agriculture to increase flexibility to participants in the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children by allowing the issuance of noncontract brand infant formula, including infant formula imported from Canada and infant formula available online. The department shall implement the waiver upon receipt of federal approval.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named February 2, 2023

  • Rep. Barb Kniff McCulla (R) · barb.kniffmcculla@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Thomas Jay Moore (R) · tom.moore@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D) · beth.wessel-kroeschell@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 8 for, 0 against

For: Des Moines Area Religious Council; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Iowa ACEs 360; Iowa Food Bank Association; Iowa Hunger Coalition; Personal Interest-Denise Bubeck; Prevent Child Abuse Iowa; United Way of Central Iowa

In plain words

  1. February 1, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Health and Human Services committee
  2. February 2, 2023House subcommittee named: Kniff McCulla, Moore, T. and Wessel-Kroeschell
  3. February 9, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Tuesday, November 10, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HF172