U.S. Senate leaders push CLARITY Act toward July vote amid regulatory timing risk

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Republican Senate leaders aim to pass the CLARITY Act in July, with only four weeks available due to recess and competing priorities.
The bill faces continued negotiations on DeFi, illicit finance, and ethics, with updated text expected around July 4 and likely Democratic support required for passage.
President Trump's linking of unrelated legislation and proof-of-citizenship demands increases uncertainty, risking further delay in comprehensive U.S. crypto regulation if the Senate misses the 60-vote threshold before August.

Senate timeline tightens for crypto bill

As reported by Cointelegraph, Republican Senate leaders including Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott and Majority Leader John Thune say they are pushing for the chamber to pass the CLARITY Act in July. Lawmakers are scheduled to remain away from Washington, DC until July 13 for state work periods, leaving roughly four weeks to address the bill before another monthlong August recess.

The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act is intended to establish broader rules for cryptocurrency regulation in the U.S. Since passing the House of Representatives in July 2025, the measure has faced resistance over issues including stablecoin rewards and ethics provisions, even after advancing through the Senate Agriculture Committee in January and the Senate Banking Committee in May along party lines.

Senator Cynthia Lummis says negotiations have continued since last Labor Day and that lawmakers are still refining provisions on decentralized finance, illicit finance and ethics. In a Fox Business interview last week, she says the updated text is expected around the July 4 period before the Senate moves on the bill in July.

Political hurdles cloud path to enactment

President Donald Trump on Wednesday cancels the signing ceremony for the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a separate housing bill that had bipartisan backing and included a ban on a central bank digital currency. He says he will not sign that legislation until Republicans pass the SAVE America Act, which requires voters to provide proof of U.S. citizenship in person to register, and he adds in March that he would not sign other bills until that measure passes.

That stance raises new uncertainty around the CLARITY Act despite earlier signals of White House support. Under the U.S. Constitution, a bill becomes law if a president neither signs nor vetoes it within 10 days while Congress is in session, while a veto can be overridden only with a two-thirds majority in both chambers.

Republicans hold only a slim Senate majority, meaning some Democratic support is likely needed if CLARITY reaches a vote next month. Democratic lawmakers have pressed for stronger ethics language, pointing to the Trump family's crypto ties through the president's memecoin, his sons' involvement in the World Liberty Financial platform and a Bitcoin mining company.

If Republicans fail to reach the 60-vote threshold before August, the bill could slip behind reelection-year priorities and be pushed into the next session of Congress in 2027. Such a delay would extend uncertainty for the U.S. digital asset sector, which is still waiting for a comprehensive federal regulatory framework.

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