CLARITY Act needs seven Democratic votes

• Senate Democrats may block the CLARITY Act unless negotiators resolve three major policy disputes.
• Republicans hold 53 Senate seats and need at least seven Democrats to reach the 60-vote threshold.
• Negotiators are focused on ethics rules, illicit finance protections and stablecoin yield before the August recess.

The CLARITY Act needs at least seven Democratic votes to reach the Senate’s 60-vote threshold and advance towards passage.

Democrats may withhold support without progress on ethics, illicit finance and stablecoin yield, according to reporter Brendan Pedersen.

“There is a clear consensus among Senate Democrats right now,” Pedersen wrote, warning the current cloture vote would fail.

The bill was absent from the Senate’s 4 August schedule, and no cloture motion had been filed by Tuesday.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he expects a market structure vote, but acknowledged its path remains uncertain.

Negotiators could delay cloture while seeking compromises, avoiding a failed vote that could further weaken the bill’s prospects.

Failure to act before recess would leave the CLARITY Act competing with government funding and November election priorities.