No Welfare for Weed Act of 2015
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 14, 2015)
No Welfare for Weed Act of 2015
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.
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%.
What just happenedJun 8, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMay 14, 2015
- Jun 8, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture - May 21, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Work and Welfare Subcommittee - May 14, 2015IntroReferralH11100
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.
Agriculture Committee - May 14, 2015IntroReferralH11100-A
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.
- May 14, 2015IntroReferralH11100
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.
Ways and Means Committee - May 14, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 14, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House