HR 4137
113th Congress
House
Social Welfare
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Poverty and welfare assistance
Retail and wholesale trades
Preserving Welfare for Needs Not Weed Act
Introduced: March 4, 2014
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 17, 2014
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 16, 2014
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7603)
Sep 16, 2014
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7603)
Sep 16, 2014
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 16, 2014
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4137.
Sep 16, 2014
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7603-7605)
Sep 16, 2014
Mr. Reichert moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Mar 4, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 4, 2014
Introduced in House
Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
2