Sept. 15 Vote May Be CLARITY Act's Last Chance for Years — White House Adviser

Patrick Witt told Semafor a failed Sept. 15 Senate vote could strand the crypto market structure bill for years, with 2026 passage now priced at just 18%.

Key Facts

• White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt said a failed Sept. 15 procedural vote could leave the CLARITY Act without another opening for years.
• Witt put Republican support for the procedural vote at or near all 53 GOP senators and urged Democrats to vote to open debate.
• Traders on Polymarket priced the bill being signed into law in 2026 at 18% at the time of writing.

The US Senate's Sept. 15 procedural vote may be the last chance to pass the CLARITY Act for years, White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt said, warning that a failed vote would leave the crypto market structure bill with no clear route back to the floor.

Witt, executive director of the US President's Council of Advisers on Digital Assets, spoke to

in an

posted Thursday. "I'm optimistic about Sept. 15," he said.

The CLARITY Act would set which tokens count as securities and which as commodities, the first comprehensive US federal framework for the industry. It passed the House

in July 2025 and now needs 60 votes in the Senate.

Witt put Republican support for the motion to proceed at or near all 53 GOP senators, and urged Democrats to vote to open debate even if they oppose the bill as written. "Your concerns about ethics will not be addressed if this bill fails," he said.