HF 613: Relating to public assistance program integrity, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions

What it does

This bill relates to various public assistance programs. DIVISION I. This division establishes the income threshold for the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) at less than or equal to 160 percent of the federal poverty level. The division also requires that prior to the department of health and human services (HHS) awarding public assistance benefits to an applicant, the applicant shall complete a computerized identity authentication process to confirm the identity of the applicant through the use of a knowledge-based questionnaire consisting of financial and personal questions tailored to assist persons without a bank account or those who have poor access to financial and banking services or who do not have an established credit history.

House subcommittee · named March 9, 2023

• Rep. Joel Fry (R)
• Rep. Tracy Ehlert (D) · tracy.ehlert@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Heather Matson (D) · heather.matson@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Ann Meyer (R) · ann.meyer@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Henry Stone (R) · henry.stone@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 30 against

For: Iowans for Tax Relief

Against: AFSCME Iowa Council 61; American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); American Heart Association; American Lung Association; Brain Injury Alliance of Iowa; Broadlawns Medical Center; Disability Rights Iowa; EveryStep; Family Planning Council of Iowa; IA Mental Health Planning Council; Iowa Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics; Iowa Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives; and 18 more

In plain words

1. March 3, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Appropriations committee
2. March 9, 2023House subcommittee named: Fry, Ehlert, Matson, Meyer, A. and Stone
3. March 28, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it