Clarity Act Senate Vote Today: Bill Faces 60-Vote Test

Key Takeaways

• The U.S. Senate is scheduled to hold a procedural vote on the Clarity Act today, September 15, with 60 votes needed to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed, not to pass the bill.
• In a September 14 announcement, Republicans unveiled what they described as the final draft of the bill, incorporating 126 substantive changes Democrats requested.
• The latest draft includes revised ethics provisions and addresses stablecoin rewards, DeFi oversight, and CFTC registration as lawmakers seek enough bipartisan support for passage.

The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act faces a crucial Senate test on September 15, as lawmakers prepare for a procedural vote that could shape the bill’s prospects for passage this year.

The U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote on cloture on the motion to proceed, a step that would limit debate on whether to take up the bill. Invoking cloture requires 60 votes. Currently, Republicans hold 53 seats, meaning if all Republicans vote in favor, the cloture motion still needs support from at least seven Democrats or independents.

The vote comes after Senate Republicans released what they described as the bill’s final draft. Sens. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) said negotiations produced 126 substantive changes Democrats requested.

“Democrats secured more than 100 changes to the Clarity Act, including amendments to self-custody rights, a best execution requirement, and a new Office of the Retail Commodity Advocate written into the Clarity Act,” Lummis wrote on X. “If this bill fails, those protections vanish with it, and Democrats will have no one to blame for that outcome but themselves.”

Ethics Rules Revised to Win Democratic Support

The new draft revises ethics restrictions for government officials.

It includes restrictions covering the president, vice president, members of Congress, federal officials, and their spouses. The proposal would also give state attorneys general a role in enforcing certain conflict-of-interest provisions.

President Donald Trump has agreed to most of the proposed ethics restrictions, according to Lummis.

— Senator Cynthia Lummis (@SenLummis) Sep 15, 2026

The issue had been a major obstacle to Democratic support because of concerns about crypto businesses linked to Trump and his family.

Stablecoin and DeFi Rules Remain in Focus

The revised Clarity Act draft also addresses banks’ concerns about stablecoins.

The proposal would allow the Treasury Secretary to temporarily restrict certain stablecoin rewards if payment stablecoins cause significant deposit withdrawals from community banks.

The American Bankers Association has argued that stablecoin rewards could draw deposits away from traditional lenders, The Block reported.

The proposal also addresses when trading protocols that do not qualify as decentralized finance (DeFi) must register with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and comply with Bank Secrecy Act requirements.

Successful cloture would move the Senate closer to taking up the bill. Senators would still need to approve the motion to proceed before considering the legislation, potential amendments, and final passage.

This means that the September 15 cloture vote will not decide whether the Clarity Act becomes law. But it will show whether Republicans have secured enough bipartisan support to keep one of the most significant U.S. crypto bills moving through Congress.

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