Major news! The CLARITY Act’s procedural vote fails! U.S. crypto regulatory legislation falls short by 10 votes
September 16 | U.S. CLARITY crypto bill procedural vote fails, with industry hopes for near-term regulatory rollout dashed
In the late hours of September 15 (Beijing time in the early hours of September 16), the U.S. Senate held key procedural votes on the (Digital Assets Market Clarity Act) (the CLARITY Act). The purpose of this vote was to end debate and move the bill into formal consideration. Under Senate rules, the hard threshold for approval is 60 votes in favor.
The final vote outcome was set: 50 in favor, 49 against, and 1 absent. This was far below the 60-vote threshold, so the bill was stopped in its first round and could not enter the Senate’s review process in the near term. This failure does not completely reject the bill’s principles, but rather reflects a serious lack of bipartisan consensus—there was a full 10-vote gap. Legislative progress faces extremely strong resistance.