Clarity Act Unlikely to Pass Before Midterms as House Cancels 8 Voting Days

• House Republican leaders canceled eight September voting days, making CLARITY Act passage before the midterm elections unlikely.
• The Senate has three session weeks to advance its version, but the House must approve it before the legislation can reach President Trump.
• The bill divides SEC and CFTC oversight, while committee divisions and reconciliation requirements could delay final congressional approval until November.

The CLARITY Act may not secure approval before the midterm elections, as House Republican leaders canceled 8 voting days across two weeks, thereby shortening its September voting schedule

Lawmakers will return on September 14 for four days of voting before leaving Washington until the post-election session begins in November. However, Senate approval cannot send the legislation to President Donald Trump because the House must approve the Senate’s final version. Consequently, the reduced House calendar creates the main obstacle and makes passage before the midterms extremely unlikely.

The CLARITY Act would divide digital asset oversight between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. It would also prohibit government officials and their spouses from holding or promoting cryptocurrencies while occupying public positions.

Senators are expected to consider a cloture motion on September 15, requiring 60 votes to open debate without completing passage or sending the measure directly to Trump. The House approved its version in July 2025 through a bipartisan 294-to-134 vote, while Senate committees developed separate language requiring reconciliation before final approval.

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Moreover, committee votes exposed political divisions, with the Senate Agriculture Committee advancing its proposal through a narrow 12-to-11 party-line vote.

In a recent interview with Fox News, SEC chair Paul Atkins noted that the proposal is the most significant step toward cementing America as the crypto capital of the world. He urged Congress to approve the legislation and send it to the President’s desk. Any amendments adopted by senators would require another vote in the House before the measure could reach Trump’s desk.

Therefore, Senate passage during September would leave the legislation awaiting House action until lawmakers return following the elections. The canceled sessions have shifted the bill’s approval window toward November, when congressional priorities could change significantly.

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