Bipartisan congressional lawmakers from the House and Senate are discussing the possibility of combining cyptocurrency regulation legislation with a marijuana banking bill.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) raised the topic with House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry (R-CA) and Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA) on Thursday, a source familiar with the conversation confirmed with Marijuana Moment.

The legislation has yet to be finalized, but the prospect of merging the Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act with the stablecoin measure comes amid heightened expectations about the Senate moving the cannabis bill as a standalone, months after it cleared committee.

Politico reported that the package under consideration could potentially be attached to a Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill that needs to pass before May 10.

Schumer recently reiterated his intent to pass legislation to “safeguard cannabis banking” as part of a “busy agenda” that he hopes to achieve in the “weeks and months ahead,” though he again stressed the need for bipartisan cooperation.

He also recently asked people to show their support for the SAFER Banking Act by signing a petition as he steps up his push for the legislation. A poll released last month by the American Bankers Association

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