Safe Access to Cash Act of 2026

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Introduced 2026-02-05Topic: criminal justice

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This bill creates new federal crimes for robbing or stealing from ATMs, including ATMs that are not located at a bank, credit union, or savings and loan. Taking money or property by force or intimidation from a person using, servicing, or loading an ATM could be punished by up to 20 years in prison. Breaking into or stealing an ATM and taking more than $1,000 could bring up to 10 years, and taking $1,000 or less could bring up to 1 year. The bill also sets higher penalties when an offender assaults someone, uses a dangerous weapon, kills someone, or forces a person to go with them, and it applies the same penalties to people who knowingly receive or sell stolen ATM property.

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Action history

Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-10-05	House	Held at the desk.
2026-10-05	House	Held at the desk.
2026-10-05	House	Received in the House.
2026-10-05	House	Received in the House.
2026-10-05	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2026-09-30	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S5207; text: CR S5207)
2026-09-30		Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.	floor pass
2026-03-05	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 350.
2026-03-05	Senate	Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.	refer
2026-03-05		Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.	report
2026-03-05	Senate	Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.	refer
2026-02-05	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	refer
2026-02-05		Introduced in Senate	introduce

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