Iowa House passes governor’s ‘MAHA’ bill, adds new K-12 requirements

By: Robin Opsahl

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: March 4, 2026

Words: 1,182

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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The governor’s “Make America Health Again” bill passed the Iowa House Tuesday, with several other bills related to K-12 student health requirements tagging along as amendments.

House File 2676 is Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal incorporating multiple different health-related proposals. The bill would require the state to “continuously request” waivers to the federal government implementing the state’s restrictions on purchasing unhealthy foods through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), as well as through the …

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