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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2331 

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to prohibit the use of 

benefits to purchase marijuana products, to amend part A of title IV 

of the Social Security Act to prohibit assistance provided under the 

program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy 

families from being accessed through the use of an electronic benefit 

transfer card at any store that offers marijuana for sale, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 14, 2015 

Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. BABIN, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. BRIDENSTINE, 

Mr. BUCK, Mr. COOK, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. 

BENISHEK, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. 

JONES, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. PITTENGER, Mr. PITTS, Mr. 

POLIQUIN, Mr. SALMON, Mr. SESSIONS, and Mr. YOHO) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 

and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 

such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to prohibit 

the use of benefits to purchase marijuana products, to 

amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act 

to prohibit assistance provided under the program of 

block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy 

families from being accessed through the use of an elecVerDate Sep 11 2014 21:41 May 19, 2015 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H2331.IH H2331

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tronic benefit transfer card at any store that offers marijuana for sale, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Welfare for Weed 

5 Act of 2015’’. 

6 SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO FOOD AND NUTRITION ACT OF 

7 2008. 

8 Section 3(k) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

9 (7 U.S.C. 2012(k)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, marijuana 

10 products,’’ after ‘‘tobacco,’’. 

11 SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON USE OF ELECTRONIC BENEFIT 

12 TRANSFER CARD TO ACCESS TANF ASSIST13 ANCE AT ANY STORE THAT OFFERS MARI14 JUANA FOR SALE. 

15 (a) PROHIBITION.—Section 408(a)(12)(A) of the So16 cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 608(a)(12)(A)) is amended— 

17 (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (ii); 

18 (2) by striking the period at the end of clause 

19 (iii) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

20 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(iv) any establishment that offers 

22 marihuana (as defined in section 102(16) 

23 of the Controlled Substances Act) for 

24 sale.’’. 


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1 (b) PENALTY.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 409(a)(16) of such 

3 Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(16)) is amended by adding at 

4 the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(D) PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF CLAUSE

6 (IV) OF SECTION 408(a)(12)(A).—If, within 2 

7 years after the date of the enactment of this 

8 subparagraph, a State has not reported to the 

9 Secretary on the implementation by the State of 

10 the policies and practices required by section 

11 408(a)(12)(A)(iv), or the Secretary determines, 

12 based on information provided in State reports, 

13 that a State has not implemented and main14 tained the policies and practices, the Secretary 

15 shall reduce, by an amount equal to 5 percent 

16 of the State family assistance grant, the grant 

17 payable to the State under section 403(a)(1) 

18 for— 

19 ‘‘(i) the fiscal year immediately suc20 ceeding the fiscal year in which the 2-year 

21 period ends; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) each succeeding fiscal year in 

23 which the State does not demonstrate that 

24 the State has implemented and maintained 

25 the policies and practices.’’. 


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1 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 

2 409(a)(16) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(16)) is 

3 amended— 

4 (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

5 ‘‘(except for the policies and practices required 

6 by section 408(a)(12)(A)(iv))’’ after ‘‘section 

7 408(a)(12)’’; 

8 (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or 

9 (D)’’ after ‘‘(A)’’; and 

10 (C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘or 

11 (D)’’ after ‘‘(A)’’. 

12 SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

13 This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 

14 take effect 2 years after the date of the enactment of this 

15 Act. 

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