Lummis Says CLARITY Act Could Bring Wyoming Crypto Rules Nationwide

  • Senator Cynthia Lummis says CLARITY Act would apply Wyoming-style crypto rules nationwide.
  • Wyoming has enacted more than two dozen blockchain-related laws since 2018.
  • Senate cloture vote is set for September 15 after House passed bill 294-134.

Senator Cynthia Lummis has backed the CLARITY Act as a way to extend Wyoming’s digital-asset model across the United States ahead of a Sept. 15 Senate cloture vote that needs 60 votes to open debate. Lummis said Wyoming built a working legal framework for digital-asset companies years before Congress focused on the sector, has enacted more than two dozen blockchain and digital-asset laws since 2018, and created special-purpose depository institutions plus legal definitions for blockchain-based property. The bill would divide digital-asset oversight between the SEC and CFTC, impose disclosures and registration on covered market participants, shield certain non-custodial developers who do not control customer funds from intermediary-style rules, and treat customer-held digital assets as customer property in Chapter 7 bankruptcies. Senate Majority Leader John Thune filed cloture on the motion to proceed for 2:15 p.m. ET on Sept. 15; the House passed the measure 294-134 in July 2025 and the Senate Banking Committee advanced its portion 15-9 in May 2026. SEC Chair Paul Atkins said he expects the legislation to advance toward President Donald Trump’s signature, while House leaders have canceled second-half September sessions, leaving limited time to reconcile any Senate amendments before the midterm recess.

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