I 
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. LAM-
BORN, 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 sub-
sequently 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 elec-
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tronic benefit transfer card at any store that offers mari-
juana for sale, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Welfare for Weed 
Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO FOOD AND NUTRITION ACT OF 
2008. 
Section 3(k) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2012(k)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, marijuana 
products,’’ after ‘‘tobacco,’’. 
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON USE OF ELECTRONIC BENEFIT 
TRANSFER CARD TO ACCESS TANF ASSIST-
ANCE AT ANY STORE THAT OFFERS MARI-
JUANA FOR SALE. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Section 408(a)(12)(A) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 608(a)(12)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (ii); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of clause 
(iii) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) any establishment that offers 
marihuana (as defined in section 102(16) 
of the Controlled Substances Act) for 
sale.’’. 
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(b) PENALTY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 409(a)(16) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(16)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(D) PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF CLAUSE 
(IV) OF SECTION 408(a)(12)(A).—If, within 2 
years after the date of the enactment of this 
subparagraph, a State has not reported to the 
Secretary on the implementation by the State of 
the policies and practices required by section 
408(a)(12)(A)(iv), or the Secretary determines, 
based on information provided in State reports, 
that a State has not implemented and main-
tained the policies and practices, the Secretary 
shall reduce, by an amount equal to 5 percent 
of the State family assistance grant, the grant 
payable to the State under section 403(a)(1) 
for— 
‘‘(i) the fiscal year immediately suc-
ceeding the fiscal year in which the 2-year 
period ends; and 
‘‘(ii) each succeeding fiscal year in 
which the State does not demonstrate that 
the State has implemented and maintained 
the policies and practices.’’. 
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(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
409(a)(16) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(16)) is 
amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘(except for the policies and practices required 
by section 408(a)(12)(A)(iv))’’ after ‘‘section 
408(a)(12)’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or 
(D)’’ after ‘‘(A)’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘or 
(D)’’ after ‘‘(A)’’. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
take effect 2 years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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