H.F. 2421 Section 1. Section 234.12, Code 2026, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 4. a. If the United States department 3 of agriculture ceases to transfer moneys to the department 4 of health and human services for supplemental nutrition 5 assistance program benefits due to a failure of the United 6 States government to appropriate moneys for the program 7 during any fiscal year, the department shall reallocate 8 otherwise unexpended or unencumbered moneys appropriated to the 9 department from the general fund of the state for that fiscal 10 year up to the amount of program benefits that would have been 11 issued pursuant to 7 U.S.C. ch. 51 and shall distribute the 12 moneys to eligible households pursuant to 7 U.S.C. ch. 51 until 13 moneys for the program from the United States department of 14 agriculture are received by the department. 15 b. The department shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 16 17A to administer this subsection. 17 EXPLANATION 18 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 19 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 20 This bill relates to funding of supplemental nutrition 21 assistance program (SNAP) assistance benefits. 22 In the event that the United States department of 23 agriculture ceases to fund supplemental nutrition assistance 24 program benefits, the bill requires the department of health 25 and human services (HHS) to reallocate moneys otherwise 26 unexpended or unencumbered for that fiscal year and distribute 27 SNAP benefits to eligible households at the same level as when 28 being funded by the federal government. HHS must distribute 29 SNAP benefits until the moneys for the program from the United 30 States department of agriculture are received by HHS. 31 Under the bill, HHS shall promulgate rules to administer the 32 provisions of the bill. 33 -1- LSB 5457YH (5) 91 ak/ko 1/ 1