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HR 1631 · in committee · niche

Safe Access to Cash Act of 2025

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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  1. 01

    How would clarifying that ATM withdrawals under coercion count as bank robbery affect prosecution strategies compared to current varied court interpretations?

  2. 02

    What evidence prompted Congress to resolve conflicting court rulings on whether ATM cash should be treated as bank property for federal robbery charges?

  3. 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

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Introduced 2025-02-26

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-02-26 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  2. 2025-02-26 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-02-26 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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