CLARITY Act Fails Senate Cloture Vote: What Happens to US Crypto Market Structure Now
Key takeawaysThe Senate failed to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act on September 15, 2026, with the tally at 49 to 50 and one senator not voting, eleven short of the 60 required and below even a simple majority. Every Democrat voted no, including Kirsten Gillibrand, Mark Warner, Cory Booker, Raphael Warnock, Ruben Gallego, Angela Alsobrooks and Catherine Cortez Masto, all of whom had spent months negotiating the text. Four Republicans join