No Welfare for Weed Act of 2014
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 4, 2014)
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.
What just happenedApr 1, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 4, 2014
- Apr 1, 2014Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.
- Mar 4, 2014IntroReferralH11100
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.
- Mar 4, 2014IntroReferralH11100
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.
- Mar 4, 2014IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 4, 2014IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House