CLARITY Act Gets September 15 Senate Vote as Thune Forces the Issue

The CLARITY Act will be the second major development to be voted on after the recess ends.

Just a day or so after it became known that the most anticipated crypto legislation in the US will not be voted on in August, more details have emerged on when it will hit the Senate floor.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune has filed cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, shortly before the Senate departed Washington for its August recess.

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The bill’s path through the US Senate just became a little clearer, with lawmakers now scheduled to vote on it on September 15. According to the Senate Press Gallery’s official floor log, the filing from Thune came at 4:52 AM ET on Saturday following an overnight session.

Popular journalist Eleanor Terrett subsequently confirmed that senators reached an agreement setting the cloture vote for 2:15 PM ET on Tuesday, September 15. This will be the day after the chamber returns from its month-long break.

It’s worth noting that a cloture vote does not mean that the CLARITY Act will pass on that day. In fact, senators won’t be voting on the legislation itself. Instead, the vote will determine whether the Senate can limit debate on the motion to proceed and move it closer to formal consideration.