Bill > HR4142

This bill, titled the "No Welfare for Weed Act of 2014," aims to prevent federal welfare benefits from being used to purchase marijuana products. Specifically, it amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to explicitly exclude marijuana products from the definition of "food" that can be bought with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, which is the program formerly known as food stamps. Additionally, it amends the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, a block grant to states for helping families with temporary financial needs, to require states to implement policies that prevent TANF assistance, distributed via electronic benefit transfer cards, from being used at any store that sells marijuana. This means that individuals receiving TANF benefits will not be able to use their electronic cards at establishments offering marijuana for sale.