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Introduced

In Committee

3

Passed One Chamber

4

Passed Both

5

Signed into Law

Sponsor

John W. Rose

Republican · TN · Representative

Votes with party: 97.7% (575 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (13)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2025-02-26

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Committee Activity

Currently in

House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-02-26

Previously

Judiciary CommitteeReferred To · 2025-02-26

Plain-English Summary

Safe Access to Cash Act of 2025 This bill specifies that robbery offenses involving ATMs and related cash constitute crimes under the federal bank robbery statute. Currently, the federal bank robbery statute makes it a federal crime to take or attempt to take, by force and violence or by intimidation, money or other property belonging to or in the care, custody, control, management, or possession of any bank, credit union, or savings and loan association. However, federal circuit courts have split on whether forcing someone to withdraw money from an ATM constitutes an offense under the federal bank robbery statute. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that directly forcing a bank customer to withdraw money from an ATM does not constitute a federal bank robbery because the funds were in the possession of the customer, not the bank. In contrast, the Tenth and Seventh Circuits have held that directly forcing a bank customer to withdraw money from an ATM constitutes a federal bank robbery because the funds belonged to the bank when the withdrawal occurred. This bill specifies that for purposes of the federal bank robbery statute, an ATM and any cash in transit to, being loaded into, or being unloaded from an ATM is in the care, custody, control, management, or possession of, any bank, credit union, or any savings and loan association, regardless of whether the ATM is located on the physical premises of such an institution or owned or operated by such an institution.

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Subjects

Crime and Law Enforcement

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