Prohibiting institutions of higher education from entering into employment contracts with citizens of federally designated foreign adversaries and state sponsors of terrorism holding certain visas

Where it is now

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   Done: IntroducedJanuary 13, 2026
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   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 13, 2026
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   Done: House committeeFebruary 11, 2026
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   Done: Passes the HouseMarch 3, 202668–27
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   Done: Senate committeeMarch 11, 2026
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   Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill requires the state board of regents to adopt a policy prohibiting a regents institution from entering into an employment contract on or after July 1, 2026, with an individual who is a holder of a valid federal H-1B visa and who is also a citizen of a nation designated as a foreign adversary by regulation of the United States secretary of commerce.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Changed since by amendment H-8095; see Amendments. Full bill text

Senate subcommittee

Named March 9, 2026. On March 11, 2026 it recommended passage.

• Sen. Mike Pike REmail
• Sen. Adrian Dickey REmail
• Sen. Thomas Townsend DEmail

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§262.9

Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works

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