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SAFE Banking Act of 2019 Secure And Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019
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Introduced
03/07/2019
03/07/2019
In Committee
04/08/2019
04/08/2019
Crossed Over
09/26/2019
09/26/2019
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
SAFE Banking Act of 2019 SAFE Banking Act of 2019 Secure And Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019 Secure And Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019 This bill generally prohibits a federal banking regulator from penalizing a depository institution for providing banking services to a legitimate marijuana- or hemp-related business. Specifically, the bill prohibits a federal banking regulator from (1) terminating or limiting the deposit insurance or share insurance of a depository institution solely because the institution provides financial services to a legitimate marijuana- or hemp-related business; (2) prohibiting or otherwise discouraging a depository institution from offering financial services to such a business; (3) recommending, incentivizing, or encouraging a depository institution not to offer financial services to an account holder solely because the account holder is affiliated with such a business; (4) taking any adverse or corrective supervisory action on a loan made to a person solely because the person either owns such a business or owns real estate or equipment leased or sold to such a business; or (5) penalizing a depository institution for engaging in a financial service for such a business. As specified by the bill, a depository institution, a Federal Reserve bank, or an insurer shall not, under federal law, be liable or subject to forfeiture for providing a loan or other financial services to a legitimate marijuana- or hemp-related business. The bill specifies that a federal banking agency may not request or order a depository institution to terminate a customer account unless (1) the agency has a valid reason for doing so, and (2) that reason is not based solely on reputation risk. Valid reasons for terminating an account include threats to national security and involvement in terrorist financing, including state sponsorship of terrorism. The Government Accountability Office must report on (1) access to financial services for minority-owned and women-owned marijuana- or hemp-related businesses; and (2) the effectiveness of suspicious-transaction reports at finding engagement with organized criminal activity in jurisdictions that allow the cultivation, sale, or distribution of marijuana.
AI Summary
This bill, the Secure And Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2019, generally prohibits federal banking regulators from penalizing depository institutions for providing banking services to legitimate marijuana- or hemp-related businesses. It establishes a "safe harbor" for these institutions, protections for ancillary businesses, and clarifies that proceeds from transactions with cannabis-related legitimate businesses are not considered unlawful. The bill also requires guidance and examination procedures for depository institutions providing services to these businesses, and directs studies on diversity and inclusion in the cannabis industry and the effectiveness of suspicious activity reporting. Additionally, it addresses requirements for deposit account termination by federal banking agencies.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Housing and Urban Affairs, Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (207)
Ed Perlmutter (D)*,
Alma Adams (D),
Pete Aguilar (D),
Mark Amodei (R),
Kelly Armstrong (R),
Cindy Axne (D),
Don Bacon (R),
Troy Balderson (R),
Jim Banks (R),
Nanette Barragán (D),
Karen Bass (D),
Ami Bera (D),
Don Beyer (D),
Sanford Bishop (D),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),
Suzanne Bonamici (D),
Brendan Boyle (D),
Anthony Brindisi (D),
Anthony Brown (D),
Julia Brownley (D),
Cheri Bustos (D),
Salud Carbajal (D),
Tony Cárdenas (D),
Matt Cartwright (D),
Ed Case (D),
Sean Casten (D),
Kathy Castor (D),
Joaquin Castro (D),
Judy Chu (D),
David Cicilline (D),
Gil Cisneros (D),
Katherine Clark (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Lacy Clay (D),
Emanuel Cleaver (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Chris Collins (R),
James Comer (R),
Gerry Connolly (D),
Jim Cooper (D),
Lou Correa (D),
Jim Costa (D),
Joe Courtney (D),
TJ Cox (D),
Charlie Crist (D),
Jason Crow (D),
Sharice Davids (D),
Warren Davidson (R),
Rodney Davis (R),
Susan Davis (D),
Madeleine Dean (D),
Peter DeFazio (D),
Diana DeGette (D),
Rosa DeLauro (D),
Suzan DelBene (D),
Antonio Delgado (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Theodore Deutch (D),
Debbie Dingell (D),
Michael Doyle (D),
Veronica Escobar (D),
Anna Eshoo (D),
Adriano Espaillat (D),
Dwight Evans (D),
Abby Finkenauer (D),
Bill Foster (D),
Lois Frankel (D),
Marcia Fudge (D),
Tulsi Gabbard (D),
Matt Gaetz (R),
Ruben Gallego (D),
John Garamendi (D),
Chuy García (D),
Bob Gibbs (R),
Jared Golden (D),
Jimmy Gomez (D),
Anthony Gonzalez (R),
Vicente Gonzalez (D),
Jenniffer González (R),
Tom Graves (R),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Debra Haaland (D),
Josh Harder (D),
Alcee Hastings (D),
Denny Heck (D),
Brian Higgins (D),
Katie Hill (D),
Jim Himes (D),
Kendra Horn (D),
Steven Horsford (D),
Chrissy Houlahan (D),
Jared Huffman (D),
Duncan Hunter (R),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
Hakeem Jeffries (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Dave Joyce (R),
Joseph Kennedy (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Dan Kildee (D),
Derek Kilmer (D),
Ann Kirkpatrick (D),
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D),
Ann Kuster (D),
Conor Lamb (D),
Rick Larsen (D),
John Larson (D),
Brenda Lawrence (D),
Al Lawson (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Susie Lee (D),
Andy Levin (D),
Mike Levin (D),
Ted Lieu (D),
David Loebsack (D),
Zoe Lofgren (D),
Alan Lowenthal (D),
Ben Ray Luján (D),
Elaine Luria (D),
Tom Malinowski (D),
Carolyn Maloney (D),
Sean Maloney (D),
Thomas Massie (R),
Doris Matsui (D),
Tom McClintock (R),
Betty McCollum (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Jerry McNerney (D),
Gregory Meeks (D),
Grace Meng (D),
Dan Meuser (R),
Gwen Moore (D),
Joe Morelle (D),
Seth Moulton (D),
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D),
Stephanie Murphy (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Richard Neal (D),
Joe Neguse (D),
Dan Newhouse (R),
Donald Norcross (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Jimmy Panetta (D),
Chris Pappas (D),
Bill Pascrell (D),
Donald Payne (D),
Scott Peters (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Katie Porter (D),
Ayanna Pressley (D),
Mike Quigley (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Guy Reschenthaler (R),
Denver Riggleman (R),
Harley Rouda (D),
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),
Raul Ruiz (D),
Bobby Rush (D),
Tim Ryan (D),
Michael San Nicolas (D),
Linda Sánchez (D),
John Sarbanes (D),
Mary Gay Scanlon (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Adam Schiff (D),
Kurt Schrader (D),
Kim Schrier (D),
David Scott (D),
Donna Shalala (D),
Brad Sherman (D),
Mikie Sherrill (D),
Albio Sires (D),
Elissa Slotkin (D),
Adam Smith (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Abigail Spanberger (D),
Jackie Speier (D),
Greg Stanton (D),
Greg Steube (R),
Haley Stevens (D),
Steve Stivers (R),
Eric Swalwell (D),
Mark Takano (D),
Bennie Thompson (D),
Mike Thompson (D),
Dina Titus (D),
Rashida Tlaib (D),
Paul Tonko (D),
Norma Torres (D),
Xochitl Torres Small (D),
David Trone (D),
Lauren Underwood (D),
Fred Upton (R),
Jeff Van Drew (R),
Juan Vargas (D),
Filemón Vela (D),
Nydia Velázquez (D),
Maxine Waters (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Peter Welch (D),
Jennifer Wexton (D),
Susan Wild (D),
John Yarmuth (D),
Don Young (R),
Last Action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (on 09/26/2019)
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