Iowa Republican lawmakers have successfully pushed a last-minute effort at the Capitol to remove federal funding from Planned Parenthood that's used to teach young people about sex education.

The proposal, tucked into a health budget bill, would prohibit Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, the Iowa chapter of the national organization, from accessing two federal grants it receives for sexual health education programming.

The Republican-controlled House voted for the provision on Saturday afternoon, one day after it was made public and the GOP-majority Senate voted for it. No Democrats supported the measure, which now needs approval from GOP Gov. Kim Reynolds.

Sen. Jake Chapman, R-Adel, said there are other “very qualified entities” that can provide sexual education services that could still receive funding through these grants.

“This isn’t taking sex ed out of schools, in no way, shape or form,” he said. “We’ll continue to allow education to be taught, just not by Planned Parenthood.”

Erin Davison-Rippey, state executive director for Planned Parenthood Voters of Iowa, which lobbies on behalf of the group, criticized the move. The organization said it uses the funds to prevent unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases.

“It’s shameful that elected officials would put their own narrow political agenda above the health and well-being of their constituents," she said in a statement. "... It’s time for legislators to stop playing political games and work with — not against — Planned Parenthood to make sure young Iowans are healthy, now and into the future.”

Iowa Republican lawmakers have long pursued efforts at the Capitol to restrict abortion and to restrict funding for Planned Parenthood, one of the nation's largest providers of reproductive health services, including abortion.

Under the new provision, an entity that performs abortions or promotes abortions would be prohibited from accessing federal money from the Personal Responsibility Education Program and the Community Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention and Services program.

Federal law already prohibits using federal money to pay for abortions. No state money is used to pay for them.

In previous sessions, Republican legislators have attempted to cut off the same federal funding. Those efforts were stopped during behind-the-scenes negotiations.

Planned Parenthood of the Heartland received a little over $260,000 from the two grant programs for its current budget, according to the organization. It estimates it provided "age-appropriate, medically-accurate health information" to more than 40,500 Iowans last year.

The provision has exemptions for nonpublic entities that are a distinct location of a nonprofit health care delivery system. If the distinct location provides family planning services but does not perform abortions or maintain or operate as a facility where abortions are performed, it can receive the federal money. The language effectively means only Planned Parenthood would be impacted by the proposal.

The proposal, added to a $1.9 billion health care budget bill, was among the last items lawmakers discussed as they finalized a roughly $7.6 billion state budget and adjourned Saturday. Democrats, who are in the minority, criticized its passage.

The proposed cut to Planned Parenthood was initially in a standalone policy bill that was introduced in the House in February. It did not advance in a session that featured several Republican-backed bills aimed at restricting abortion. Those bills, which included a proposal to add anti-abortion language to the Iowa Constitution, also did not advance.

In 2017, GOP legislators gave up $3 million in federal money to create a state-funded family planning program that excluded Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers. Data later showed a drop in enrollment and services, though state health officials cited other factors for the decline.

In 2018, Republican lawmakers passed legislation to prohibit nearly all abortions in the state after a fetal heartbeat is detected. Reynolds signed the measure into law, but a judge this year struck it down as unconstitutional.

Des Moines Register reporter Robin Opsahl contributed to this story.