IPR file Republicans on a Senate subcommittee advanced a bill that would require the state to conduct additional verification of Iowans’ eligibility for food assistance and other types of public aid. Republicans on a Senate subcommittee advanced a bill Monday that would require the state to conduct additional verification of Iowans’ eligibility for food assistance and other types of public aid. The Iowa Department of Human Services would have to establish a new computer system or contract with a third-party vendor that would run asset, income and identity checks for those who apply for or are enrolled in Medicaid, the children’s health insurance program, food assistance, or cash assistance.