CLARITY Act Countdown: Senate Has Days to Save Landmark Crypto Bill Before Recess

The Senate has limited time to vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act before Senators leave Washington to return to their home states for summer recess․ The CLARITY Act was not included on the Senate calendar for the week of Monday‚ August 3‚ 2023‚ and there was no cloture petition for H․R․ 3633 on the cloture ledger for the same date․ That does not kill the bill‚ but it complicates things for Senate leadership’s hopes of beginning consideration before the state work period‚ which begins August 10․ Under the Senate’s normal Rule XXII procedural practice‚ supporters can file a petition for cloture signed by 16 Senators․ If filed on Wednesday‚ August 5‚ the Senate could vote on the cloture petition on the following Friday‚ August 7‚ if the Senate is in session‚ without approving the bill․ CLARITY Act Absent from Monday’s Senate Schedule, Facing a Critical 72-Hour Window Before RecessMonday’s Senate schedule lists only a vote on a spending bill, with no action on the CLARITY Act.

If an ordinary cloture motion is filed on Wednesday, Aug.

5, the Senate could hold a… pic.twitter.com/Y9J8Xd8WKT— Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) August 3, 2026 The only question before the Senate would be whether to invoke cloture (to end debate on the motion to proceed)‚ which requires a 60-vote margin to overcome․ As of now‚ Republicans...