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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 1631

Introduced

Safe Access to Cash Act of 2025

Sponsor
RJohn W. Rose· Tennessee
Introduced
February 26, 2025
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.February 26, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1631 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1631

To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify that ATMs are 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.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 26, 2025

Mr. Rose (for himself, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Meuser, Ms. 
Brownley, Mr. Foster, Mr. Ogles, and Mr. Kustoff) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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A BILL

To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify that ATMs are 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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Access to Cash Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. ATM ROBBERY.

Section 2113 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
``(i) The term `ATM' means any network-connected automated teller 
machine terminal that is connected to one or more of the global, 
national, or regional electronic financial networks that allow a 
depositor of any bank, credit union, or savings and loan association, 
by use at such ATM of a card or other access device, as defined in 
subsection (e)(1) of section 1029 of this title, issued or authorized 
by such depository institution, to access such depositor's account for 
the purpose of making withdrawals from or deposits to such account, or 
making inquiry as to the balance in such account, and includes any ATM 
owned, operated, or sponsored by a bank, credit union, or any savings 
and loan association.
``(j) For purposes of this section, an ATM, and any cash that is in 
transit to or being loaded into or unloaded from an ATM, shall be 
considered in the care, custody, control, management, or possession of, 
any bank, credit union, or any savings and loan association, regardless 
of whether--
``(1) the ATM is located on the physical premises of such 
an institution; or
``(2) the ATM is owned or operated by such an 
institution.''.
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