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CLARITY Act cloture vote
The gist
The Senate blocked the CLARITY Act in a 50-49 cloture vote, short of 60.
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How it unfolded
- Sep 13, 202618 attorneys general from various states and the District of Columbia sent a letter to Senate Banking Committee leaders urging rejection of the CLARITY Act unless state enforcement powers are preserved.
- Sep 14, 2026Senate Republicans released another version of the bill, including concessions to Democrats on government ethics and stronger ethics restrictions on President Donald Trump; Sens. Cynthia Lummis, Tim Scott and John Boozman said they accepted 126 substantive changes Democrats requested.
- Sep 14, 2026A cloture motion to proceed to H.R. 3633 was scheduled for a vote at 2:15 p.m. Eastern by Senate Majority Leader John Thune; if 60 senators supported it, sponsors would offer the 635-page bill as a substitute amendment.