Representative Ed Perlmutter (D-Colorado), the lead sponsor of the SAFE Banking Act, said last week that he believes there is a 50-50 chance the Republican-controlled Senate will go along with including provisions of the Act in a coronavirus relief bill. The House of Representatives included the provision in the HEROES Act, which secured passage in the House earlier this month. However, Republicans in both houses of Congress have largely opposition to the move. Senator John Thune (R-South Dakota) described the HEROES Act marijuana provisions as "crazy stuff." However, Republican Senator Cory Gardner (R-Colorado), who is up for re-election in November, has taken issue with his Republican colleagues' rhetoric on marijuana language being included in coronavirus relief bills and expects a cannabis banking vote in the U.S. Senate by the end of the year.