White House crypto adviser blasts Senate Democrats as CLARITY Act hits September deadline

White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt called out Democrats for stalling the CLARITY Act’s progress. On X, he accused them of orchestrating a total blockade against a minor procedural vote on the bill prior to the August recess.

He contended, “Chuck Schumer and the “pro-crypto Democrats” pulled out all the stops to block a mere procedural vote on the bill before recess, demanding yet another extension.” 

His remarks come after a lengthy overnight voting session where the bill missed its pre-summer vote, leaving it with low chances of passing in September. This Saturday, nonetheless, Republican John Thune, filed a motion to schedule a critical procedural vote on the Clarity Act immediately following the August recess. With the bill’s precarious position, the legislative action was necessary to keep its 2026 passage prospects alive.

Thune wrote in his filing, “We, the undersigned senators … hereby move to bring to a close debate on the motion to proceed to calendar number 423, [House Resolution] 3633, an act to provide for a system of regulation of the offer and sale of digital commodities by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.” 

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