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House approves bill to let state offset lost federal funding for programs amid shutdown
Summary
The House passed HB2002 to allow the state to fund or offset federal programs affected by the federal government shutdown, explicitly inserting language to cover funds "lost due to the federal government shutdown." Representatives cited child nutrition impacts and invoked Utah's state sovereignty statute; the bill passed 70-0 and goes to the Senate.
The Utah House on Oct. 16 adopted House Bill 2002, a measure aimed at allowing state authorities to cover or offset losses to federally funded programs incurred because of the federal government shutdown. Representative Dee offered a floor amendment inserting the phrase "to offset federal funds lost due to the federal government shutdown" after the word "programs," narrowing the bill’s stated purpose to losses tied to the shutdown.
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