Preserving Welfare for Needs Not Weed Act

Bill: 113-hr-4137
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8]
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: 2014-09-17
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-03-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <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>

action_date: 2014-09-16
action_desc: Passed House without amendment
text: <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></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. 4137 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 4, 2014 Mr. Reichert (for himself, Mr. Gardner , Mr. Tipton , Mr. Lamborn , Mr. Coffman , Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , Mr. Griffin of Arkansas , Mr. Gosar , Mrs. Black , Mr. Young of Indiana , Mr. Smith of Nebraska , and Mr. Reed ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Welfare for Needs Not Weed Act . 2. Prohibition on use of electronic benefit transfer card to access TANF assistance at any store that offers marijuana for sale (a) Prohibition 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. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4137 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Welfare for Needs Not Weed Act . 2. Prohibition on use of electronic benefit transfer card to access TANF assistance at any store that offers marijuana for sale (a) Prohibition 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. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives September 16, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4137 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 17 (legislative day, September 16), 2014 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance AN 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Welfare for Needs Not Weed Act . 2. Prohibition on use of electronic benefit transfer card to access TANF assistance at any store that offers marijuana for sale (a) Prohibition 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. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives September 16, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk