# Senate Pushes Clarity Act Vote to September

*Author: Bankless*
*Published: Aug 7, 2026*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/es/read/news/senate-pushes-clarity-act-vote-to-september*

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The Senate won't vote on the Clarity Act before its month-long August recess. Majority Leader John Thune [confirmed the delay](https://www.theblock.co/news/regulation/2026-08-06-senate-delays-clarity-act-vote-411083) late Thursday, meaning the crypto market bill's fate will now likely be decided in the narrow window before midterm campaigning takes over the Senate's calendar.

## **What's the Scoop?**
- **Why now:** Senate Democrats declined to sign off on the "time agreement" Republicans needed to clear their pre-recess checklist, insisting crypto negotiations continue first. That kind of agreement would require all 100 senators on board, so Thune couldn't tee up a floor vote before Friday's recess.
- **Next up:** Thune noted that the bill would be first on the slate once the Senate reconvenes. He may still file cloture, a procedural step, before lawmakers leave town, though that alone wouldn't force an actual vote until September.
- **Still unresolved:** Ethics language covering Trump-family crypto holdings remains the biggest sticking point, on top of Democratic demands for stronger law-enforcement tools and changes to the commodities section overseen by the Senate Agriculture Committee. A separate fight over interest-bearing stablecoin rewards, which has pitted crypto firms against traditional banks, has simmered for months.
- **The threshold:** The bill needs 60 votes to clear the Senate, then a return trip to the House before reaching Trump's desk, all before election-season attention crowds out the calendar.
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