{"id":12232,"date":"2026-08-22T17:12:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T17:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12232"},"modified":"2026-08-22T17:12:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T17:12:13","slug":"clarity-gets-a-september-senate-floor-date-as-cftc-signals-a-limited-regulatory-fallback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12232","title":{"rendered":"CLARITY gets a September Senate floor date as CFTC signals a limited regulatory fallback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-single-article-content=\"\">\n<p>The U.S. Senate has put the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act on course for a 60-vote procedural test on Sept. 15.<\/p>\n<p>The bill is intended to create a broader federal framework for digital asset markets.<\/p>\n<p>Under the official floor schedule, cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 3633 is scheduled to ripen at 2:15 p.m. A successful vote would move the Senate toward considering the bill. It would not pass the legislation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed\">\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__related-reading\">Related Reading<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"cs-article-embed__title\">Bitcoin\u2019s rally has 4 weeks to get its Washington CLARITY catalyst before the clock runs out<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> <i class=\"fa-light fa-arrow-up-right\"\/> <\/span> <\/div>\n<h2>Why the Senate vote matters<\/h2>\n<p>Senate rules require three-fifths of senators duly chosen and sworn to invoke cloture on a legislative motion, which means 60 votes in a fully seated chamber. The Senate has 53 Republicans, 45 Democrats and two independents. If every Republican supports cloture and all seats are filled, backers would still need at least seven votes from Democrats or independents.<\/p>\n<p>The bill advanced from the Senate Banking Committee in a bipartisan 15-9 vote in May, but that tally does not establish its floor support. Seven Democratic senators, Angela Alsobrooks, Cory Booker, Catherine Cortez Masto, Ruben Gallego, John Hickenlooper, Mark Warner and Raphael Warnock, said in July that the current text fell short on ethics, consumer protection, illicit finance, conflicts of interest and market integrity.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Sen. Jim Risch supports advancing it and described Sept. 15 as the start of the Senate process. A complete whip count has not been made public.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter\" data-inline-newsletter=\"\" data-newsletter-placement=\"article-midpoint\" data-newsletter-pending-label=\"Joining\u2026\" data-newsletter-pending-status=\"Joining the Daily Brief\u2026\" data-newsletter-email-required-message=\"Before sending, please provide your email address.\" aria-labelledby=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-title\" aria-describedby=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-copy\">\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__inner\">\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__content\"> <span class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__eyebrow\"> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> The Daily Brief <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-title\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__title\">The signal, before the noise.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-copy\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__copy\">Start your day with the crypto stories moving markets, decoded by CryptoSlate\u2019s editors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__form-shell\">\n<p class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__form-heading\">One email. 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Please try again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> <span><strong>You\u2019re on the list.<\/strong> Your next Daily Brief is on its way.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed\">\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__related-reading\">Related Reading<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"cs-article-embed__title\">CLARITY Act splits Wall Street and crypto as Goldman Sachs breaks with banks and Charles Hoskinson backs Warren<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> <i class=\"fa-light fa-arrow-up-right\"\/> <\/span> <\/div>\n<h2>What the CFTC can do without new legislation<\/h2>\n<p>The unresolved vote has also sharpened the question of what regulators could do without Congress. CFTC Chair Michael Selig said Aug. 20 that the agency would begin taking crypto-market steps under existing authority if CLARITY continued to stall because of what he called Democratic obstruction.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-557195\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-2a9b554d-0923-4ef7-9ca8-14e035ebb047.png\" alt=\"Infographic comparing CLARITY's Sept. 15 Senate cloture test with the CFTC's narrower existing-authority fallback\" width=\"720\" height=\"1402\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-557195\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-2a9b554d-0923-4ef7-9ca8-14e035ebb047.png\" alt=\"Infographic comparing CLARITY's Sept. 15 Senate cloture test with the CFTC's narrower existing-authority fallback\" width=\"720\" height=\"1402\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Selig&#8217;s January agenda included joint work with the Securities and Exchange Commission on how crypto assets fit each regulator&#8217;s jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<p>It also covered rules for tokenized collateral and leveraged retail transactions, pathways for perpetual derivatives, and possible exemptions or safe harbors. Those actions could shape parts of the market without a new law.<\/p>\n<p>They would not reproduce the regime Congress is considering.<\/p>\n<p>The CFTC can police fraud and manipulation in spot digital commodity markets. It can also regulate derivatives within its jurisdiction, including certain leveraged, margined or financed retail commodity transactions. Selig told senators that legislation would add a fuller framework for trading-platform registration, examinations and segregation of customer funds.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed\">\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__related-reading\">Related Reading<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"cs-article-embed__title\">SEC could start writing crypto rules before the Senate votes on CLARITY<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> <i class=\"fa-light fa-arrow-up-right\"\/> <\/span> <\/div>\n<p>Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong suggested regulators could unveil rules on Sept. 16, but neither Selig&#8217;s statement nor the agency&#8217;s published agenda confirms that date.<\/p>\n<p>Before H.R. 3633 could become law, the Senate would still need to consider and pass it, resolve any differences with the House-approved version and send identical legislation to the president.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Featured,Legislation,Regulation,regulationregulation#CLARITY #September #Senate #floor #date #CFTC #signals #limited #regulatory #fallback1787418733<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Senate has put the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act on course for a 60-vote procedural test on Sept. 15. 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