CLARITY Act Vote Slips to September as Senate Breaks for Recess

The CLARITY Act vote has been pushed to September after Senate Democrats withheld the consent needed to bring it to the floor before the August recess.

Majority Leader John Thune confirmed the digital asset framework will now wait until lawmakers return.

Why the CLARITY Act Stalled

The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, formally H.R. 3633, would split crypto oversight between two regulators. The bill needs 60 votes to clear the Senate.

Republican leaders needed all 100 senators to sign a time agreement covering their pre-recess agenda, which would have made room for the bill. Democrats declined, insisting that crypto negotiations continue first.

Thune said the opposing party made its position clear.

"The Dems insisted on no Clarity vote. We're getting that queued up first thing [when] we come back in September," he said.

Thune may still file cloture, the procedural step that sets up a vote. Even so, the measure is likely to wait until lawmakers return next month, POLITICO reported, citing two people with knowledge of the matter.

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