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Digital asset legislation could face a harder path if Democrats gain control of key congressional committees in the next session. Several likely committee leaders have criticized crypto bills, raising the risk of delays, investigations, and narrower regulatory proposals.

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.

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 revised version of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act may be released as soon as next week as Senate negotiators try to keep crypto market structure legislation alive. The effort still faces unresolved fights over ethics rules, agency authority and the Democratic votes needed to clear the Senate.