Coinspeaker
Jun 18, 2026
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House pledges fast-track of CLARITY Act if Senate acts

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House ready to fast-track CLARITY Act if Senate moves before recess

The House will act immediately on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act if the Senate schedules a floor vote before August. Chairman Dusty Johnson says procedural delays will be cut to zero if the Senate delivers a bill that can pass.

The Senate needs 60 votes to clear a filibuster. Republicans hold 53 seats. Two Democrats — Ruben Gallego and Angela Alsobrooks — already back the bill from the May 14 Banking Committee markup. This leaves seven more Democratic votes as the key hurdle.

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Passed by the House in July 2025 with a 294–134 vote and over 70 Democrats in support, H.R. 3633 is the most comprehensive crypto framework to clear one chamber. It was added to the Senate calendar on June 1, 2026, making it eligible for a floor vote.

Senator Elizabeth Warren led opposition, filing 44 amendments — mostly rejected. She warns the bill’s SEC–CFTC jurisdiction line will enable large-scale regulatory arbitrage.

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Under the bill:

  • Sufficiently decentralized assets like bitcoin, ether, and solana fall under CFTC oversight.
  • Early-stage token sales remain with SEC authority under tailored disclosures.
  • Payment stablecoins get joint SEC/CFTC/banking regulation under the GENIUS Act.

Differences remain between Senate and House definitions (ancillary assets vs digital commodities), requiring conference reconciliation even after Senate passage.

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White House adviser Patrick Witt set July 4 as the target date. Senator Cynthia Lummis sees August as more realistic due to bill mergers, ethics provisions, and vote count needs. Galaxy Digital calls the CLARITY Act the final piece of federal crypto rules, warning failure would push regulation to the next Congress.

Market reaction was strong: $857.9M net inflows into digital asset funds around the May markup and bitcoin topping $81,000 intraday.

If missed, analysts expect enactment to slide to mid‑2027, delaying institutional on‑ramps and custody infrastructure reforms the Act aims to trigger.