HR 1631 · in committee · niche
Safe Access to Cash Act of 2025
- criminal justice
What this bill does
- The bill clarifies that forcing someone to withdraw cash from an ATM counts as federal bank robbery.
- This affects federal prosecutors, courts, and people accused of ATM-related robbery crimes.
- It resolves conflicting court rulings by treating ATM cash as bank property under federal law.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would clarifying that ATM withdrawals under coercion count as bank robbery affect prosecution strategies compared to current varied court interpretations?
- 02
What evidence prompted Congress to resolve conflicting court rulings on whether ATM cash should be treated as bank property for federal robbery charges?
- 03
Which defendants currently convicted under state robbery laws might face different outcomes if ATM coercion becomes explicitly covered under federal bank robbery statutes?
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Sponsor · R-TN-6
John W. Rose
Citizen cosponsors
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In Congress
11/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-26
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Legislative timeline
2025-02-26 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-02-26 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-26 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House

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