# Iowa HF 970: A bill for an act relating to the double up food bucks program, the supplemental nutrition assistance program and making appropriations and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 796, HSB 216.)

Iowa HF 970, A bill for an act relating to the double up food bucks program, the supplemental nutrition assistance program and making appropriations and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 796, HSB 216.), is a 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS; status failed, last action 2026-02-24 (Subcommittee: Costello, Donahue, and Warme.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Iowa HF 970
- State: Iowa
- Session: 91st General Assembly (2025–2026)
- Title: A bill for an act relating to the double up food bucks program, the supplemental nutrition assistance program and making appropriations and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 796, HSB 216.)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-20
- Last action: 2026-02-24, Subcommittee: Costello, Donahue, and Warme.
- Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: appropriations
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (88 yes, 103 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Passed House | pass | 56 | 40 |   |
| 2025-03-26 | legislature | Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-1181 | fail | 32 | 63 |   |

## Actions (19)

- 2026-02-24: Subcommittee: Costello, Donahue, and Warme. (Senate)
- 2025-12-31: * * * * * END OF 2025 ACTIONS * * * * * (legislature)
- 2025-06-16: Referred to Appropriations. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Explanation of vote. (House)
- 2025-04-15: Explanation of vote. (House)
- 2025-03-28: NOBA: House Floor (House)
- 2025-03-27: Read first time, passed on file. (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Message from House. (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Immediate message. (House)
- 2025-03-26: Passed House, yeas 56, nays 40. (House)
- 2025-03-26: Amendment H-1178 withdrawn. (House)
- 2025-03-26: Amendment H-1199 adopted. (House)
- 2025-03-26: Motion to suspend rules failed. (House)
- 2025-03-26: Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-1181, yeas 32, nays 63. (House)
- 2025-03-26: Point of order raised on amendment H-1181, ruled not germane. (House)
- 2025-03-25: NOBA: House Full Approps (House)
- 2025-03-25: Amendment H-1199 filed. (House)
- 2025-03-25: Amendments H-1178 and H-1181 filed. (House)
- 2025-03-20: Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF970.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF970.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF970-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).