No Welfare for Weed Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4142
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4]
Introduced: 2014-03-04
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

Poverty and welfare assistance

Retail and wholesale trades
Latest action: action_date: 2014-04-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-03-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>No Welfare for Weed Act of 2014 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exclude marijuana products from the definition of food which may be purchased under the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly the food stamp program).</p> <p>Preserving Welfare for Needs Not Weed Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require a state receiving a TANF grant to maintain policies and practices necessary to prevent assistance under the TANF program from being used in any electronic benefit transfer (via a card) at any establishment that offers marijuana for sale.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4142 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 4, 2014 Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Franks of Arizona , Mrs. Kirkpatrick , Mr. Jones , Mr. LaMalfa , and Mr. Duncan of Tennessee ) 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 electronic benefit transfer card at any store that offers marijuana for sale, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Welfare for Weed Act of 2014 . 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, . 3. Prohibition on use of electronic benefit transfer card to access TANF assistance at any store that offers marijuana for sale Section 408(a)(12)(A) of the Social 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. . 4. Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.