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CLARITY Act Remains Stalled on Senate Calendar as Clock and Policy Disputes Tighten

Unresolved fights over ethics, stablecoin yields, illicit‑finance rules, and developer protections combined with a crowded Senate schedule make a pre‑recess vote unlikely.

Overview

  • The bill cleared the Senate Banking Committee on May 14 by a 15–9 bipartisan vote but still has no scheduled floor vote and remains on the Senate legislative calendar.
  • Analysts and markets have cut their odds of 2026 enactment, with Galaxy Digital lowering its probability to about 60% and prediction‑market prices sliding in early June.
  • More than 200 crypto firms and industry coalitions plus 60+ CEOs have urged Senate leaders to hold a July floor window and to preserve developer protections that shield noncontrolling software authors from money‑transmission liability.
  • The White House has convened law‑enforcement meetings to review developer‑protection language after officials warned it could hinder financial‑crime probes and negotiators continue to haggle over ethics enforcement, DeFi/AML scope, and stablecoin yield limits.
  • Before passage the Senate must reconcile the Banking and Agriculture committee texts, win roughly 60 votes to overcome a filibuster, and resolve the listed policy disputes or the bill risks slipping past the August recess with major issues still open.