No Welfare for Weed Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-2331
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4]
Introduced: 2015-05-14
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

Poverty and welfare assistance

State and local finance
Latest action: action_date: 2015-06-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-05-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>No Welfare for Weed Act of 2015</b></p> <p>This bill amends: (1) the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exclude marijuana products from items that may be purchased with food stamps; and (2) part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require states to maintain policies that prevent the use of TANF in any electronic benefit transfer transaction in any establishment that offers marijuana for sale.</p> <p>States that have not reported to the Secretary of Health and Human Services on their implementation of the policies and practices required by this Act, or which have not implemented such policies and practices, shall have the amount of their family assistance grants reduced by 5%.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2331 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 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 2015 . 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 (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) 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 maintained 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 succeeding 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. . (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) . 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.