Iowa, SNAP and Double Up Food Bucks

Anti-hunger advocates challenge bill that would limit food choices for Iowa SNAP recipients
Lawmakers on a House subcommittee advanced the bill Wednesday. Health and Human Services Committee Chair Carter Nordman, R-Dallas Center, said the full committee will consider adjustments to the bill,
Iowa bill would fund Double Up Food Bucks program only if some foods excluded from SNAP
The House bill would tie $1 million in funding to federal approval of a waiver submitted by the state to make exemptions to some SNAP-eligible foods
Food restrictions for Iowans on SNAP benefits advances in Iowa House
An Iowa House subcommittee moved forward a bill on Wednesday afternoon that would limit foods that can be purchased through the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
Iowa House bill seeks to limit SNAP purchases, faces backlash over narrow food options
Iowa House Republicans advanced a bill that would limit what foods can be purchased with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.The proposal
Iowa House lawmakers advance a bill that would limit SNAP food eligibility
Iowa lawmakers advanced a bill to provide $1 million in funds to the Double Up Food Bucks Program and alter which foods are eligible for food stamps Wednesday. House Study Bill 216 would provide $1 million in supplemental funds from the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services’ general fund for fiscal 2026,
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Iowa bill would fund more food aid — but only if many products left out
The appropriation in the Iowa House legislation would be contingent on the U.S. Department of Agriculture approving a waiver ...
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Iowa lawmakers advance bill to place work requirements for public assistance programs
Iowa lawmakers advanced a bill creating work requirements for Medicaid and expanding work requirements for food stamps.  The ...
Lawmakers hear testimony on bill that changes what SNAP benefits cover
A House bill changing what foods would be eligible under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program was up for debate Wednesday. Lawmakers in the subcommittee spent about 20 minutes listening to ...
Food restrictions for Iowans on SNAP benefits advances through Iowa House
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According to new poll Iowans say food insecurity is affecting their neighbors
The Iowa Food Bank Associationhas released findings from a new hunger awareness and support poll conducted by Civiqs that ...
KCCI archives: Revisit Iowa's February 1996 Arctic air outbreak
Think this week is frigid? Parts of Iowa were historically cold almost 30 years ago this month.
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Iowa survey suggests food access issues cross party lines
(ABC 6 News) — A new survey from the Iowa Food Bank Association shows concerns about access to food crosses party lines. The association presented the report at the Iowa Capitol as part of Hunger-Free ...