Lummis used a Senate floor speech to press for the CLARITY Act, arguing the current opening for U.S. leadership may not return next year.
Sen. Cynthia Lummis said the next realistic opportunity to pass market structure legislation for crypto is likely 2030 if the current effort fails. Speaking on the Senate floor, she again pushed the CLARITY Act, a bill tied to market structure rules for digital assets, and argued that the current policy window is unusually favorable. Lummis said, "This doesn't come back next year...The realistic next chance at market structure legislation is likely 2030," and added that "the window to lead right now, is wide open." The remarks underscore the stakes around U.S. crypto legislation, where market structure proposals generally seek to define oversight responsibilities and set rules for how digital assets are regulated and traded.