CLARITY Act Heads Toward September Vote as Lawmakers Close Remaining Gaps U.S. congressman French Hill says Democrats and Republicans are working to narrow differences surrounding the CLARITY Act. The long awaited crypto market structure bill is expected to face a House vote on September 15. Hill said bipartisan cooperation remains critical for establishing clearer rules across the digital asset industry. The biggest unresolved issue involves ethics provisions covering government officials and their crypto activities. Democrats have criticized the current language, while Republicans argue the legislation needs to move forward. The bill would formally clarify whether digital assets fall under securities, commodities or stablecoin oversight. Source: Fox Business

CLARITY ACT: Senator Lummis accuses banks of actively working to block the crypto bill. Banks want GENIUS Act stablecoin law changes added to the CLARITY Act before they support it. They then fired the lobbyists who negotiated a compromise and are now pushing for a do-over.

CLARITY Act Deadlock Puts White House Crypto Plan In Focus The White House appears ready to advance crypto policy regardless of the legislative deadlock, ETF Store President Nate Geraci says. He points to a major White House crypto meeting scheduled for August 19. President Trump, SEC Chair Paul Atkins and CFTC Chair Michael Selig are expected. Executives from Ripple, Coinbase, Gemini and Polymarket are also expected. Geraci says the meeting could signal that agencies will move ahead independently.

Clarity Act enters decisive phase this week The White House is bringing together leaders from the SEC and @CFTC, along with industry leaders, on Wednesday to address the growing regulatory disparity. This is after a February meeting that did not go well with regard to the stablecoin reward and while "Clarity Act" is still waiting for its 13th month in the Senate. At the same time, the CFTC kicks off its first Innovation Advisory Committee on Thursday, focusing on the nexus between AI in finance and decentralized prediction markets.

CLARITY passage is trading at 17% on Polymarket Traders have priced 2026 passage down from 48% earlier this month, with Galaxy Research separately cutting its own estimate to 30%. The first Senate procedural vote is September 15. @Polymarket also moved its short-duration crypto markets to @chainlink TWAP settlement on August 7, so five and 15-minute markets now resolve against a time-weighted average instead of a single price snapshot.

CLARITY's clock is brutal, Chainlink Labs' Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos laid out on DEX in the City: Cloture isn't until Sept. 15, the Senate is then out nearly all of October, and even a Senate "yes" still has to be reconciled with the House — "a very, very, very narrow window."

CLARITY Act Hits New Roadblock as GOP Support Cracks Sen. Josh Hawley said he will oppose the CLARITY Act unless stronger protections for community banks are added. He warned stablecoin driven deposit flight could hurt small banks and agricultural lending. The bill needs 60 Senate votes to advance, making every Republican vote critical. Majority Leader John Thune still hopes to hold a floor vote before recess. Source: Politico

Clarity act would give banks statutory authority to use digital assets and distributed ledgers without prior notice or approval needed, ranging for custody, staking and lending. This is a big TAM expansion for crypto.