This reintroduction of this bipartisan legislation will continue to strengthen enforcement to protect our small businesses, individuals, and deter robberies.
Support the Safe Access to Cash Act to strengthen enforcement against ATM robberies and protect small businesses and individuals.
Occurrences
Evidence
H.R. 2891 was introduced April 26, 2023 as the “Secure And Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2023” or “SAFE Banking Act of 2023,” to create protections for financial institutions providing services to state-sanctioned marijuana businesses and service providers. The text includes protections for depository institutions and access to financial services for small state-sanctioned marijuana businesses.
Congress.gov lists H.R.2891’s latest House action as May 3, 2023: referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Its tracker says the bill had the status “Introduced,” with no House passage, Senate passage, presentment, or enactment.
Congress.gov lists 130 current cosponsors for H.R.2891 and shows Maryland with 2 cosponsors. The visible Maryland cosponsors in the list are Rep. C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger, added August 4, 2023, and Rep. David J. Trone, added March 26, 2024.
Congress.gov identifies S.1323, the SAFE Banking Act of 2023, as an identical bill with hearings held on May 11, 2023, and S.2860, the SAFER Banking Act, as a related bill with hearings held on December 6, 2023.
Congress.gov lists S.2860’s latest action as December 6, 2023: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearings held. Its actions overview also notes that on September 28, 2023 it was reported by Senator Brown with amendments, without written report; the tracker still shows status “Introduced.”
Assessments
The closest matching federal vehicle identified in the evidence was H.R.2891, the SAFE Banking Act of 2023, which remained at the introduced/referral stage and was not enacted in the 118th Congress. More importantly for candidate credit, Glenn Ivey is not shown as a sponsor or cosponsor of H.R.2891, and the related Senate activity was by other officials. The record therefore does not show either delivery of the promised policy or a serious Ivey-led legislative effort.