Preserving Welfare for Needs Not Weed Act
Latest action · Jun 4, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
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.
- IntroducedMay 16, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Preserving Welfare for Needs Not Weed Act
This bill requires state Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs to maintain policies preventing assistance under the TANF program from being used at an establishment that offers marijuana for sale.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 16, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Original | May 16, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 16, 2018 |
| Work and Welfare Subcommittee | Referred Jun 4, 2018 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
- May 16, 2018Introduced in House
- May 16, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 80, May 16, 2018, page H4139.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3010 | Preserving Welfare for Needs Not Weed Act | Reintroduction of | Jul 17, 2015 |
| HR 5861 | Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act | Related bill | Jun 13, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Preserving Welfare for Needs Not Weed Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 16, 2018Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
