3.0.0 4142 2023-01-11T13:26:52Z 2023-01-11T13:26:52Z House H HR 2014-03-04 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GOSAR:H.R. 4142.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This legislation is constitutionally appropriate pursuantto Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 (the Spending Clause).The Supreme Court, in South Dakota v. Dole (1987), reasonedthat conditions and limitations on funds were constitutionaland within the power of Congress under the Spending Clause.Thus, conditioning receipt of federal funds in order todirect appropriate spending goals and purposes areconstitutionally permissible. As long as the spending is on``the general welfare'' (i.e. national in scope) and thecondition is clear, and related to the program being funded,the limitation is constitutional.[Page H2148]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag22 Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee Referred to 2014-04-01T17:36:06Z Referred to 2014-03-04T19:01:10Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2014-03-04T19:01:05Z Preserving Welfare for Needs Not Weed Act 113 4137 HR 2014-09-17 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2014-04-01 hsag22 Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition. Committee 2014-03-04 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2014-03-04 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2014-03-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-03-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 N F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] Trent Franks R AZ 8 2014-03-04 True K000368 Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] Ann Kirkpatrick D AZ 1 2014-03-04 True J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2014-03-04 True L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2014-03-04 True D000533 Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] JOHN DUNCAN R TN J. 2 2014-03-04 True C001094 Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] Paul Cook R CA 8 2014-03-05 False N000186 Rep. Nunnelee, Alan [R-MS-1] Alan Nunnelee R MS 1 2014-03-21 False F000456 Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4] John Fleming R LA 4 2014-09-11 False Social Welfare Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Poverty and welfare assistance Retail and wholesale trades Social Welfare 00 2014-03-04 Introduced in House 2014-04-04T21:33:06Z 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.

]]> No Welfare for Weed Act of 2014 Display Title No Welfare for Weed Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to prohibit the use of benefits to purchase marijuana products, to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to prohibit assistance provided under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families from being accessed through the use of an electronic benefit transfer card at any store that offers marijuana for sale, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced No Welfare for Weed Act of 2014 Introduced in House 2014-03-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr4142ih/xml/BILLS-113hr4142ih.xml 2014-04-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.