United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4142 (113th)
No Welfare for Weed Act of 2014
Introduced
4 March 2014
Last action
1 April 2014 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.
Sponsors
Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9], Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8], Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-2], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1], Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2], Paul Cook, Rep. Nunnelee, Alan [R-MS-1], Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
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.
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Timeline
4 March 2014
Introduced
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.
Source: IntroReferral
4 March 2014
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 March 2014
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 April 2014
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 4 March 2014 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] · R · Sponsor
- Paul Cook · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nunnelee, Alan [R-MS-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Preserving Welfare for Needs Not Weed Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4142
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4142
- us · 113-hr-4142 · source updated 12 August 2025