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Relating to the staff sergeant William Nathaniel Howard highway, and including applicability provisions
Sponsored by Rep. David L. Blom (R)
Topics:TransportationVeterans & military
Same legislation: HF 2656
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 16, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 16, 2026
- Done: House committeeFebruary 18, 2026
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 2656
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 2656 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 2656 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary A section of the U.S. highway that runs through Marshalltown would be renamed the “Staff Sergeant William Nathaniel Howard Highway.” This name honors a soldier from the Iowa Army National Guard who died while serving in Syria. The change would apply to that specific stretch of road starting in July 2026.1
Read the official explanation
highway within the corporate limits of Marshalltown as the “Staff Sergeant William Nathaniel Howard Highway”. highway is more than 300 miles long across Iowa including approximately miles traversing through the corporate limits of Marshalltown. Staff sergeant William “Nate” Howard was killed in action in Palmyra, Syria, while serving in the Iowa army national guard’s 1st squadron, 113th cavalry regiment, part of the 2nd brigade combat team, 34th infantry division.346, the cost of signs on primary highways must be paid out of the primary road fund. government.
House subcommittee
Named February 16, 2026. On February 18, 2026 it recommended passage.
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