Iowa lawmakers passed a “Make America Healthy Again” bill that limits which foods Iowans can buy with SNAP dollars, allows over the counter ivermectin access and bans certain dyes from school lunches.
House lawmakers voted 61-31 on April 20 to pass the bill, House File 2676. The Senate followed with a 30-16 vote on April 27, sending the bill to Gov. Kim Reynolds for her signature.
Reynolds proposed the bill in her Condition of the State address, seeking to align Iowa with U.S. Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “MAHA” agenda.
The vote in both chambers was largely along party lines.
One House Republican, Rep. Matthew Rinker, R-Burlington, joined all House Democrats in voting against the bill.
Here’s how every Iowa lawmaker voted.
Here’s how every House lawmaker voted on the Iowa ‘MAHA’ bill
Iowa representatives voting yes
Andrews (R), Barker (R), Behn (R), Bergan (R), Blom (R), Bloomingdale (R), Boden (R), Bossman (R), Bradley (R), Cisneros (R), Collins (R), Determann (R), Dieken (R), Dunwell (R), Fett (R), Fisher (R), Gearhart (R), Gehlbach (R), Golding (R), Grassley (R), Gustoff (R), Harris (R), Hayes (R), Henderson (R), Hermanson (R), Holt (R), Hora (R), Ingels (R), Jeneary (R), Johnson, C. (R), Jones (R), Kaufmann (R), Larson (R), Lawler (R), Lohse (R), Lundgren (R), Meggers (R), Meyer, A. (R), Mohr (R), Mommsen (R), Moore (R), Nordman (R), Sieck (R), Siegrist (R), Sitzmann (R), Smith (R), Sorensen (R), Stone (R), Thompson (R), Thomson (R), Vondran (R), Watkins (R), Weldon (R), Wengryn (R), Wheeler (R), Williams (R), Wills (R), Wilz (R), Wood (R), Wulf (R), Young (R).
Iowa representatives voting no
Baeth (D), Bagniewski (D), Brown-Powers (D), Cooling (D), Croken (D), Ehlert (D), Gaines (D), Gjerde (D), Gosa (D), Jacoby (D), Johnson, R. (D), Judge (D), Konfrst (D), Kressig (D), Kurth (D), Levin (D), Madison (D), Matson (D), McBurney (D), Meyer, B. (D), Nielsen (D), Olson (D), Ramirez (D), Rinker (R), Scholten (D), Srinivas (D), Wessel-Kroeschell (D), Wichtendahl (D), Wilburn (D), Wilson (D), Zabner (D).
Iowa representatives absent or not voting
Amos (D), Gerhold (R), James (D), Kniff McCulla (R), Latham (R), Shipley, J. (R), Turek (D), Windschitl (R).
Here’s how every senator voted on the Iowa ‘MAHA’ bill
Iowa senators voting yes
Alons (R), Bousselot (R), Campbell (R), Costello (R), Dawson (R), Dickey (R), Driscoll (R), Evans (R), Green (R), Gruenhagen (R), Guth (R), Klimesh (R), Koelker (R), Kraayenbrink (R), Lofgren (R), Pike (R), Reichman (R), Rozenboom (R), Salmon (R), Schultz (R), Shipley, T. (R), Sinclair (R), Sires (R), Sweeney (R), Taylor (R), Warme (R), Webster (R), Westrich (R), Whitver (R), Zumbach (R).
Iowa senators voting no
Bennett (D), Bisignano (D), Blake (D), Donahue (D), Dotzler (D), Drey (D), Hardman (D), Knox (D), Petersen (D), Quirmbach (D), Staed (D), Townsend (D), Trone Garriott (D), Weiner (D), Winckler (D), Zimmer (D).
Iowa senators absent or not voting
Garrett (R), McClintock (R), Rowley (R), Wahls (D).
Stephen Gruber-Miller covers the Iowa Statehouse and politics for the Register. He can be reached by email at sgrubermil@registermedia.com or by phone at 515-284-8169. Follow him on X at @sgrubermiller.
Tim Webber is a data visualization specialist for the Register. Reach him at twebber@registermedia.com and on Twitter at @HelloTimWebber.
This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: How Iowa lawmakers voted on a ‘MAHA’ bill with SNAP limits, ivermectin
Reporting by Stephen Gruber-Miller and Tim Webber, Des Moines Register / Des Moines Register
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