CLARITY Act could be delayed again after Senate loses 8 voting days

The CLARITY Act could be delayed again after the US Senate lost 8 voting days in September. House Republicans shortened the Senate calendar today. SEC Chair Paul Atkins pointed to a September 15 Senate vote. The vote is a cloture motion that needs 60 senators. It would end a filibuster and open formal debate. It would not finish the bill. The House passed its version in July 2025 by 294 to 134. Senate committees wrote their own text. The Senate version must be merged with the House bill before the bill can reach President Donald Trump. A Senate Agriculture committee vote exposed the bill's fragile path with a 12 to 11 party-line result. President Donald Trump pressed Congress on August 19 to pass the bill. The CLARITY Act would divide digital-asset oversight between the SEC and CFTC. The bill would also ban US government officials and their spouses from holding or promoting crypto. Bitcoin ETFs received $3.3 billion after crypto enthusiasm returned in August. Bitcoin ETFs lost $4.5 billion in June. Bitcoin rose 25.7% as treasury firms resumed buying. Atkins said proposed SEC rules for new crypto offerings need a statute to survive a future commission. Four voting days remain after the Labor Day recess in the week containing September 15. The House canceled the weeks of September 21 and September 28. The next scheduled voting day is November 9. A second House vote could therefore occur in a post-election session if senators amend the bill in late September.