The U.S. Senate will not vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act before leaving Washington for the rest of August, Senate Majority Leader John Thune confirmed through a spokesperson late Thursday.
“The Dems are insistent on no Clarity vote,” the spokesperson said on X. “I worked with sponsors of the bill. [Sen. Cynthia Lummis] was great, and we’re getting that queued up first thing when we come back.”
Before departing, senators will take up a continuing resolution funding the federal government through the midterm election, a Russia sanctions bill named for the late Senator Lindsey Graham, and a group of nominations, with votes set for Friday at 10 a.m. Thune had time agreements limiting debate on each of those. Clarity had none.
The Senate is scheduled to reconvene Sept. 14 with roughly three weeks of floor time before leaving to prepare for the midterms.
Remaining concerns around Clarity include an ethics provision targeting Trump, who disclosed more than $1.4 billion in income from his crypto businesses in 2025. Trump had signed off on language brokered by Senator Cynthia Lummis, but Democrats and some Republicans, including Thom Tillis, objected. Tillis and Senator Ruben Gallego sent a counter-proposal to the White House at the end of July.
There are also lingering concerns about how developer protections will impact law enforcement’s ability to prosecute crypto crime and the impact of stablecoin yield language on community banks.
Clarity needs 60 votes to advance, and as of Thursday, multiple Republicans have publicly signaled opposition without changes, while Senate Democrats continue to press for a stricter ethics provision than the current text contains.
The bill cleared the Senate Banking Committee 15-9 in May.
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