Welfare for Needs not Weed Act

Bill: 117-hr-4536
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7]
Introduced: 2021-07-19
Policy area: Social Welfare
Latest action: action_date: 2021-07-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-07-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Welfare for Needs not Weed Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits the use of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds on electronic benefit transfer transactions in any establishment that offers marijuana for sale.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4536 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 19, 2021 Mr. Rice of South Carolina (for himself and Mrs. Walorski ) 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 Welfare for Needs not Weed Act . 2. Welfare for needs not weed Section 408(a)(12)(A) ( 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. . 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2022.