{"id":75878,"date":"2026-07-24T19:32:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T19:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/clarity-acts-passage-is-when-not-if\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T19:32:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T19:32:37","slug":"clarity-acts-passage-is-when-not-if","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/clarity-acts-passage-is-when-not-if\/","title":{"rendered":"CLARITY Act&#8217;s Passage Is &#8216;When, Not If&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Patrick McHenry has told media that CLARITY Act passage is a question of when, not if.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">The Senate Banking Committee advanced CLARITY 15-9 on May 14, but a floor vote remains undecided.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Senate Majority Leader John Thune says a vote may miss the window before August recess.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>A Telecom-Sized Comparison<\/h2>\n<p>Patrick McHenry, the former chairman of the House Financial Services Committee who helped shepherd the CLARITY Act through the House in 2025, told Bloomberg in an interview that the bill\u2019s passage is \u201ca question of when, not if.\u201d It\u2019s the most confident public statement yet from one of the bill\u2019s chief architects, arriving as the legislation\u2019s Senate timeline has repeatedly slipped.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>McHenry made a similar case in a <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2026\/07\/16\/clarity-act-patrick-mchenry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 16 op-ed for Fortune<\/a>, where he argued the CLARITY Act represents a regulatory overhaul on par with the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the law that set the ground rules for the internet era. He opined:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe framework in the CLARITY Act can ensure entrepreneurs feel confident in creating jobs and building businesses without fear of arbitrary or unexplained crackdowns.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>His argument centers on competitiveness and McHenry believes that Congress now stands at a crossroads where the United States can either remain the world\u2019s technological and financial capital by writing clear rules for digital assets, or cede ground to jurisdictions that are already moving faster.<\/p>\n<h2>Where the Senate Stands Now<\/h2>\n<p>McHenry\u2019s optimism runs up against a messier reality on Capitol Hill. The Senate Banking Committee advanced the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act by a bipartisan 15-9 vote on May 14, with Democratic senators Ruben Gallego and Angela Alsobrooks joining Republicans in support. Since then, the bill has stalled repeatedly over unresolved disputes, including government ethics provisions limiting officials\u2019 crypto holdings and how stablecoin yield should be treated under the new framework.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader John Thune said this week the bill is likely to miss its window before Congress\u2019s August recess, though he told reporters he\u2019d still like to \u201cat least get Clarity started\u201d on the floor before lawmakers leave town.<\/p>\n<p>Grassroots pressure has kept pace with the delays as the advocacy group Stand With Crypto logged <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/950k-contacts-back-clarity-act-as-coinbase-ceo-says-bill-is-ready-for-full-senate-vote\/\">950,000 contacts<\/a> to lawmakers pushing for a vote, with Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong saying the bill is ready for the full Senate floor.<\/p>\n<h2>Not the First \u201cInevitable\u201d Prediction<\/h2>\n<p>McHenry isn\u2019t the only prominent voice betting on eventual passage, given that less than 72-hours ago, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described the bill\u2019s progress as being at the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/clarity-act-bessent-1-yard-line-gillibrand-ethics\/\">one-yard line.<\/a>\u201d Similarly, crypto policy analyst Sandra Ro told news media back in April that the bill <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/videos\/2026-04-07\/clarity-act-may-pass-by-july-if-lucky-sandra-ro-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">could pass by July<\/a> \u201cif lucky,\u201d a deadline that is now nearing its end.<\/p>\n<p>That said, the most obvious and practical test of McHenry\u2019s \u201cwhen, not if\u201d posturing will now be if Thune finds floor time before the recess or punts the bill into September, when the Senate returns for a three-week session. Either way, McHenry\u2019s comparison to the Telecommunications Act sets a high bar, i.e. that 1996 law took years to negotiate but reshaped an entire industry once it passed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/mchenry-clarity-act-when-not-if\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways Patrick McHenry has told media that CLARITY Act passage is a question of when, not if. The Senate Banking Committee advanced CLARITY 15-9 on May 14, but a floor vote remains undecided. 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