CLARITY Act faces 60-vote Senate procedural test as House schedule tightens

  • John Thune filed cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 3633, with French Hill urging the Senate to advance the CLARITY Act.
  • Cloture requires 60 votes with all 100 Senate seats filled, meaning Republicans need at least seven Democratic or independent votes if united.
  • The House plans to send members home after Sept. 17, leaving limited time to reconcile any Senate amendments before the election period.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune has filed cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, setting a Sept. 15 procedural test for beginning Senate consideration. Cloture requires 60 votes with all 100 Senate seats filled, so Republicans need at least seven Democratic or independent votes if all 53 Republicans support the motion. Stablecoin rewards, ethics, consumer protection, illicit-finance and market-integrity provisions remain disputed, while the House plans to leave Washington after Sept. 17, narrowing the path to enactment. French Hill urged the Senate to advance the bill and noted the scheduled vote; the procedural vote would not itself pass the legislation.

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