H.R. 4137 · 113th Congress
Preserving Welfare for Needs Not Weed Act
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- David Reichert
- Introduced
- 2014-03-04
- Latest action
- 2014-09-17 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
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.