CLARITY Act vanishes from Monday’s Senate schedule, triggering 72-hour countdown to save it before recess

Here is the latest from the digital-asset markets: The Senate’s published floor plan for Monday contains no action on the CLARITY Act. Instead, senators are due to reconvene at 3 p. , with the only listed roll-call vote at about 5:30 p.

on cloture for the motion to proceed to H. 6500, a continuing-resolution vehicle. The chamber’s cloture ledger, updated through July 31, likewise shows the July 30 filing on H.

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6500 but no entry for H. 3633 or the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. That does not kill the crypto market-structure bill, but it leaves leaders without a publicly listed floor path while the Senate’s tentative calendar approaches an Aug.

10 state work period. Related Reading CLARITY Act misses July target making August 7 a critical date for the bill The bill's next test is whether Senate leaders can turn committee momentum into floor time before the August work period. Jul 9, 2026 Liam 'Akiba' Wright Under the Senate’s ordinary Rule XXII, a cloture petition needs 16 signatures.

The cloture question normally comes one hour after the Senate meets on the following calendar day but one. Cloture on a motion to proceed generally requires three-fifths of senators duly chosen and sworn, normally 60 votes when all 100 seats are filled. 5, filing could therefore produce a Friday cloture vote if the Senate is in session for the filing and meets Friday.

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That vote would concern ending debate on the motion to proceed, not passing CLARITY. If cloture is invoked, Rule XXII allows up to 30 hours on the motion before a vote to proceed. The bill would then still require consideration and passage and could face another cloture hurdle.

Leadership has faster options. A special bipartisan petition requires the two leaders, seven additional senators not affiliated with the majority and seven additional senators not affiliated with the minority among its 16 signers. The cloture question comes one hour after the chamber meets on the next calendar day.

If cloture is invoked, the Senate votes on proceeding without further debate. A unanimous-consent agreement could also compress the schedule, though any senator could object. Related Reading Trump puts Senate on a 24-day clock to find 60 votes for America’s crypto CLARITY Act rulebook The CLARITY Act still faces unresolved ethics provisions, a difficult vote count and a shrinking congressional calendar.

Crypto markets are watching this development closely as investors weigh its potential impact on prices.