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Atkins expects CLARITY Act vote this month

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  • SEC Chair Paul Atkins expects the CLARITY Act to advance through the Senate in September.
  • The Senate is scheduled to hold a procedural vote on September 15, requiring 60 votes to proceed.
  • Stablecoin rewards, ethics rules and financial crime provisions remain key points of disagreement.

SEC Chair Paul Atkins expects the CLARITY Act to advance through the Senate this month and eventually reach President Donald Trump.

The Senate is scheduled to hold a procedural vote on September 15, with 60 votes needed to move forward.

“The Clarity Act will be voted on in the Senate on the 15th of September,” Atkins said.

The vote would decide whether the Senate can begin considering the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, rather than decide whether the bill becomes law.

The bill would create a federal framework for digital assets and divide oversight between the SEC and Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Lawmakers still disagree over stablecoin rewards, ethics rules and provisions covering financial crime, while Democrats and Republicans have struggled to reach a deal.

The House passed the bill 294-134 in July 2025, while the Senate Banking Committee advanced its version 15-9 in May 2026.

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