HSB 764: Relating to the application for and acceptance of certain federal grants by state agencies

What it does

This bill prohibits a department or establishment from applying for or accepting a high-impact federal grant, defined in the bill, without approval from the general assembly or from the legislative council if the general assembly is not in session. For purposes of Code chapter 8, “department or establishment” includes any executive department, commission, board, institution, bureau, office, or other agency of state government, excluding the courts and the general assembly. Prior to applying for or accepting a high-impact federal grant, a department or establishment must also submit a federal grant request report to the legislative services agency (LSA) that includes the duration and amount of the grant, the conditions for receiving the grant, and a description for how the department or establishment will change the program or service being funded by the grant if the grant is reduced or eliminated.

House subcommittee · named March 17, 2026

• Rep. Hans C. Wilz (R) · hans.wilz@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Timi M. Brown-Powers (D) · timi.brown-powers@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Daniel Gosa (D) · daniel.gosa@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Monica Kurth (D) · monica.kurth@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Gary M. Mohr (R) · gary.mohr@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. David Sieck (R) · david.sieck@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Ray Sorensen (R) · ray.sorensen@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Henry Stone (R) · henry.stone@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Charley Thomson (R) · charley.thomson@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against

For: Americans For Prosperity; Iowans for Tax Relief; State Policy Network

In plain words

1. March 17, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Appropriations committee
2. March 17, 2026House subcommittee named: Wilz, H., Brown-Powers, Gosa, Kurth, Mohr, G., Sieck, Sorensen, Stone, Thomson and C