The CLARITY Act is facing a tighter legislative timetable after House leadership canceled the final two weeks of September, with lawmakers expected to leave Washington after September 17. The Senate is scheduled to hold an initial procedural vote on the crypto market structure bill on September 15, but that vote would begin rather than complete the chamber’s consideration. Depending on negotiations, amendments and the number of procedural votes required, the Senate process could take roughly one and a half to two weeks, Eleanor Terrett noted. That could leave the House with little or no time to act before the October recess. If the bill does not clear both chambers, lawmakers could revisit it during a post-election lame-duck session (a legislative session after an election but before new members take office), when Congress’s composition and priorities may change after the November midterm elections. SEC Chair Paul Atkins expects the Senate to advance the bill, while earlier negotiations had left unresolved questions involving ethics, illicit finance, enforcement authority and federal-state regulatory balance.