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Bill Sponsorship: disallowing buying marijuana with food stamps
Source: No Welfare for Weed Act
Congressional Summary:To prohibit the use of [food stamp and welfare] benefits to purchase marijuana products, to prohibit assistance provided under block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families (TANF} from being accessed through the use of an electronic benefit transfer card at any store that offers marijuana for sale. States that have not implemented such policies shall have the amount of their family assistance grants reduced by 5%.Argument In Favor: [Countable.us]: Prohibits using funds from assistance programs like TANF and SNAP (food stamps) to purchase marijuana sold at legal dispensaries. Aids in preventing misuse of assistance funds. Reinforces existing USDA guidelines in regard to what is or is not eligible for SNAP benefits. Political Argument Opposed: [Countable.us]: It is impossible to use SNAP benefits to purchase legal marijuana. Much of the furor over this issue originates from a single, satirical
article published by political satire web publication "the National Report." The story was picked up by numerous social media sites, many of which believed welfare recipients were using funds from assistance programs to purchase marijuana. In regard to TANF, where cash assistance is provided, this is possible. In regard to Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards, it is not. Legal Argument Opposed: [ACLU March 2, 2012]: Drug testing welfare recipients as a condition of eligibility is a policy that is scientifically, fiscally, and constitutionally unsound: - Science and medical experts overwhelmingly oppose the drug testing of welfare recipients [because] the stigma associated with testing impacted those on welfare negatively.
- Random drug testing of welfare recipients is fiscally irresponsible: Drug testing is expensive.
- Random drug testing of welfare recipients is likely unconstitutional under both the U.S. Constitution and some state constitutions:
Also see opposing bill H.R.2076
Participating counts on VoteMatch question 19.
Question 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug
Scores: -2=Strongly oppose; -1=Oppose; 0=neutral; 1=Support; 2=Strongly support.
- Topic: Drugs
- Headline: Disallow buying marijuana with food stamps
(Score: 2)
- Key for participation codes:
- Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
- Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
- Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
- Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred
- Surveys: '+' supports; '-' opposes.
Democrats
participating in 16-HR2331 |
| Ann Kirkpatrick |
s1s | Arizona Democrat (retiring 2016) | May 14, 2015 |
Republicans
participating in 16-HR2331 |
| Brian Babin |
s1s | Texas Republican House Member | May 14, 2015 |
| Dan Benishek |
s1s | Michigan Republican | May 14, 2015 |
| Kevin Brady |
s1s | Texas Republican | May 14, 2015 |
| Jim Bridenstine |
s1s | Oklahoma Republican | May 14, 2015 |
| Ken Buck |
s1s | CO Republican Challenger (withdrawn) | May 14, 2015 |
| Paul Cook |
s1s | California Republican | May 14, 2015 |
| John Fleming |
s1s | LA Republican Senate candidate | May 14, 2015 |
| Trent Franks |
s1s | Arizona Republican | May 14, 2015 |
| Paul Gosar |
s2p | Arizona Republican | May 14, 2015 |
| Glenn Grothman |
s1s | Wisconsin Republican House Member | May 20, 2015 |
| Andy Harris |
s1s | Maryland Republican | May 14, 2015 |
| Tim Huelskamp |
s1s | Kansas Republican | May 14, 2015 |
| Steve King |
s1s | Iowa Republican | May 14, 2015 |
| Doug LaMalfa |
s1s | California Republican | May 14, 2015 |
| Doug Lamborn |
s1s | Colorado Republican | May 14, 2015 |
| Mark Meadows |
s1s | North Carolina Republican | May 14, 2015 |
| Dan Newhouse |
s1s | Washington Republican House Member | May 14, 2015 |
| Robert Pittenger |
s1s | North Carolina Republican | May 14, 2015 |
| Joseph Pitts |
s1s | Pennsylvania Republican | May 14, 2015 |
| Bruce Poliquin |
s1s | Maine Republican House Member | May 14, 2015 |
| Matt Salmon |
s1s | Arizona Republican | May 14, 2015 |
| Pete Sessions |
s1s | Texas Republican | May 14, 2015 |
| Ted Yoho |
s1s | Florida Republican | May 14, 2015 |
Independents
participating in 16-HR2331 |
Total recorded by OnTheIssues:
Democrats:
1
Republicans:
23
Independents:
0 |
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