118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 2891SAFE Banking Act of 2023

To create protections for financial institutions that provide financial services to State-sanctioned marijuana businesses and service providers for such businesses, and for other purposes.

Finance and financial sector
Introduced Apr 26, 2023
Last action May 3, 2023
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Referred
May 3, 2023
Financial Services · Judiciary · Veterans' Affairs
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill provides protections for federally regulated financial institutions that serve state-sanctioned marijuana businesses. Currently, many financial institutions do not provide services to state-sanctioned marijuana businesses due to the federal classification of marijuana as a Schedule I controlled substance. Under the bill, a federal banking regulator may not penalize a depository institution for providing banking services to a state-sanctioned marijuana business. For example, regulators may not terminate or limit the deposit or share insurance of a depository institution solely because the institution provides financial services to a state-sanctioned marijuana business. The bill al...

Provisions · 15 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 5 actions
May 3, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Apr 26, 2023
Introduced in House
Apr 26, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 26, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 26, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.