Iowa House subcommittee pauses bill to bar university land acknowledgements

By: Brooklyn Draisey

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: February 10, 2026

Words: 603

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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An Iowa House subcommittee decided to take no action Tuesday on legislation targeting land acknowledgements on university campuses as lawmakers work to decide whether existing policies already do the bill’s work.

House Study Bill 535 would have the Iowa Board of Regents create a policy barring universities and any department or unit within them from making land acknowledgements, which typically recognize the connection of property to the indigenous people from whom it was obtained. …

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