Cynthia Lummis

The U.S. Senate will not vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act before its late-summer break, slowing momentum for one of the crypto industry’s most closely watched bills. Lawmakers are expected to revisit the measure when the Senate returns to Washington, D.C., in September, but unresolved political and policy disputes remain.

Senators Thom Tillis and Ruben Gallego are said to have finalized an approach to the crypto Clarity Act’s disputed ethics section, though details remain undisclosed. The compromise could determine whether the broader digital asset market structure bill can gather enough support before the Senate’s August recess.

The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act is facing a deepening Senate fight over ethics limits aimed at senior government officials and President Donald Trump’s crypto interests. Democrats say the proposed restrictions are too weak, while the White House and Republican supporters argue the concessions are historic and should clear the way for passage.

Senate leadership signaled that the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act is unlikely to clear its key pre recess window, weakening the odds of passage in 2026. White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt pushed back, saying the first week of August may still offer room for Senate action.

The Senate’s Digital Asset Market Clarity Act is moving closer to a vote after lawmakers released an integrated draft. Key disputes remain over ethics rules, state enforcement powers, illicit finance provisions and agency representation.

A circulating Senate draft of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act includes a disputed crypto conflict-of-interest provision that would sunset in 2029. The bill remains under intense negotiation as lawmakers race to move a sweeping digital asset market structure package before the summer recess.

Polymarket traders lifted the implied odds that the Clarity Act becomes law this year to about 43%, up from 32% on Friday. The move followed unconfirmed reports that President Trump accepted an ethics provision, while Democrats have not yet seen bill text and no text has been publicly released.

The U.S. Senate approved a nonbinding resolution stating that Sam Bankman-Fried should under no circumstances receive a presidential pardon or commutation. The move highlights continued bipartisan anger over FTX’s collapse, customer losses exceeding $8 billion, and one of the most infamous fraud cases in crypto history.