# 115-hr-5853: Preserving Welfare for Needs Not Weed Act

115-hr-5853, Preserving Welfare for Needs Not Weed Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] (R-WA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5853
- Congress: 115
- Title: Preserving Welfare for Needs Not Weed Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
- Introduced: 2018-05-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] (R-WA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Preserving Welfare for Needs Not Weed Act This bill requires state Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs to maintain policies preventing assistance under the TANF program from being used at an establishment that offers marijuana for sale.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2018-05-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6760: Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6757: Family Savings Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6756: American Innovation Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-4979: To extend the Generalized System of Preferences and to make technical changes to the competitive need limitations provision of the program.
- 115-hr-4547: Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-5853 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5853)

## Related
- [115-hr-6760: Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6760)
- [115-hr-6757: Family Savings Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6757)
- [115-hr-6756: American Innovation Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6756)
- [115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5499)
- [115-hr-4979: To extend the Generalized System of Preferences and to make technical changes t…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4979)
- [115-hr-4547: Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4547)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5853 (as of 2025-11-18).