Bill > HR4137

Introduced Session

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.

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David Reichert (R)*,  Robert Aderholt (R),  Diane Black (R),  Kevin Brady (R),  Jim Bridenstine (R),  Mike Coffman (R),  Doug Collins (R),  Cory Gardner (R),  Paul Gosar (R),  Tim Griffin (R),  Mike Kelly (R),  Doug Lamborn (R),  Kenny Marchant (R),  Devin Nunes (R),  Tom Reed (R),  Adrian Smith (R),  Patrick Tiberi (R),  Scott Tipton (R),  Todd Young (R), 

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (on 09/17/2014)

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