Clarity Act vote pushed to September as Senate breaks for recess
Regulation & Gov ·
Senate Majority Leader John Thune says the crypto market-structure bill will be the chamber's first order of business when lawmakers return from the August break.
The Clarity Act, a bill aimed at setting rules for digital-asset market structure, will not reach the Senate floor this month. Thune told The Block that the legislation is being held until Congress reconvenes after the August recess, with plans to bring it up immediately once senators are back.
The delay reflects unresolved disagreement among lawmakers over how to proceed. According to CryptoPotato, the bill has stalled amid political divisions and uncertainty over whether it can secure sufficient bipartisan backing, pushing consideration into September.
Four distinct sources have reported on the postponement, with accounts converging on the same basic outcome: the vote is off the table for August and now tied to the Senate's return that follows the recess. None of the corroborating reports point to a firm date beyond the general September timeframe, and none indicate that the bill's substance has changed as a result of the delay.
What remains unclear is whether the additional time will be enough to resolve the political splits cited as the reason for the holdup, or whether the bill will face further slippage once the Senate reconvenes. Thune's comment that the measure will be "queued up first thing" signals leadership intent to prioritize the vote, but no schedule commitment beyond that has been confirmed. Watch for whether bipartisan support solidifies over the recess and whether the Clarity Act indeed becomes the Senate's first floor item in September.