CLARITY Act faces key Senate cloture test after House passage

  • The Senate is scheduled to hold a 2:15 p.m. September 15 cloture vote on a motion to proceed with the CLARITY Act, rather than a vote on final passage.
  • The House approved H.R. 3633 by 294-134, the Senate Banking Committee advanced its version 15-9, and Republicans’ 53 seats leave supporters needing bipartisan votes to reach 60.
  • Ethics rules, stablecoin rewards, vertical integration and DeFi provisions remain unresolved as lobbying intensifies, with canceled House sessions potentially pushing consideration into November.

The Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act faces a 2:15 p.m. September 15 Senate cloture vote on a motion to proceed, following House passage of H.R. 3633 by 294-134 in July 2025, a 15-9 Senate Banking Committee vote in May 2026 and subsequent coordination between the Banking and Agricultural committees. The vote is not final passage and requires 60 votes; with Republicans holding 53 seats, supporters would need at least seven Democrats or independents if all Republicans support the motion, or at least nine Democratic votes if two Republicans oppose it. Ethics restrictions, vertical integration, stablecoin rewards, decentralized-finance rules and expanded credit-union authority remain contested as crypto groups and banks lobby senators. Even if the Senate advances the bill, canceled House voting sessions and October recesses could defer consideration to November, while the SEC and CFTC continue pursuing crypto regulation independently.

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