Crucial Vote On Crypto Clarity Act Delayed Until September, Trump Says More People Are Paying in Bitcoin: Reports

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Crucial Vote On Crypto Clarity Act Delayed Until September, Trump Says More People Are Paying in Bitcoin: Reports

A vote on the long-awaited Clarity Act will be delayed until September as lawmakers go on recess today.

As first reported by POLITICO, citing comments from Majority Leader John Thune, the vote on the landmark bill will now have to wait until lawmakers return from August recess.

Bipartisan work has gone into the Clarity Act, which was passed by the House of Representatives last year, but some Republicans have accused Democrats of stalling the bill.

“The Dems insisted on no Clarity vote,” Thune was quoted telling reporters Thursday evening. “We’re getting that queued up first thing [when] we come back in September.”

The Clarity Act started small but its text was beefed up over the past year — mainly because of Democrats, according to some lawmakers like Senator Cynthia Lummis.

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