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90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2336: Relating to refugees and refugee resettlement, and providing an appropriation

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 relates to refugees and refugee resettlement, and provides an appropriation. The bill provides definitions for “eligible agency” and “refugee” for purposes of the bill. The bill requires the department of health and human services (HHS) to award grants to eligible agencies to provide a number of services to refugees residing in the state, for up to months, including services that assist refugees with department programs as well as other services. The bill appropriates $10 million, in addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, from the general fund of the state to HHS for FY 2024-2025 to provide refugee support services for refugees residing in this state.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 7 for, 1 against

For: Iowa ACEs 360; Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa Insurance Associates; Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice; Iowa Primary Care Association; Lutheran Services in IA, Inc.; Polk County - Board of Supervisors

Against: Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps

In plain words

  1. February 6, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Appropriations committee

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HF2336