The record

LegislationLegislation· Oct 2026
S 3798 Passed Senate — in House

Sponsored by Ted Cruz (R)

Safe Access to Cash Act of 2026

Creates federal crimes for robbing ATMs and tampering with them, with sentences up to 30 years.

Tradeoff

Adds criminal penalties for ATM robbery and tampering, enforced by the Department of Justice. Federal enforcement costs are less than $500,000 over ten years.

What's in it

See official bill text

Increases revenues and direct spending by less than $500,000 over 2026-2036.

The less-than-$500,000 figure is just the federal cost to update Department of Justice policies—the bill's real impact is the new criminal penalties and prohibitions on ATM robbery and tampering, which fall on individuals who commit those crimes.

S. 3798, Safe Access to Cash Act of 2026 · Apr 2026

Passed the Senate by on September 30, 2026 — sitting in the House.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Feb 5, 2026)

  2. Senate

    Committee on the Judiciary(Feb 5, 2026)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on the Judiciary voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Mar 5, 2026)

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Sep 30, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Oct 5, 2026)