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No Welfare for Weed Act of 2014

Introduced: September 11, 2014 Introduced by: Gosar, Paul A. Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
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Apr 1, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.
Mar 4, 2014
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, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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's happening now April 1, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4137 Related bill Preserving Welfare for Needs Not Weed Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4142: No Welfare for Weed Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4142/
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"H.R. 4142: No Welfare for Weed Act of 2014." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4142/.
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H.R. 4142, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4142/.
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