No Welfare for Weed Act of 2014
Latest action · Apr 1, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 4, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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).
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.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 4, 2014 to Sep 11, 2014, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Original | Mar 4, 2014 |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Original | Mar 4, 2014 |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Original | Mar 4, 2014 |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Original | Mar 4, 2014 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Mar 4, 2014 |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Mar 5, 2014 | |
| R-MS | Alan Nunnelee | Mar 21, 2014 | |
| R-LA | John Fleming | Sep 11, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 1, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.
- Mar 4, 2014Introduced in House
- Mar 4, 2014Referred 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4137 | Preserving Welfare for Needs Not Weed Act | Related bill | Sep 17, 2014 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 4, 2014Introduced in House
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