{"id":78183,"date":"2026-09-15T03:40:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T03:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/garlinghouse-backs-bessents-clarity-act-case-ahead-of-senate-vote\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T03:40:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T03:40:21","slug":"garlinghouse-backs-bessents-clarity-act-case-ahead-of-senate-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/garlinghouse-backs-bessents-clarity-act-case-ahead-of-senate-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Garlinghouse Backs Bessent&#8217;s CLARITY Act Case Ahead of Senate Vote"},"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\">Garlinghouse says senators should stand behind the final CLARITY Act deal.<\/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\">Bessent says Treasury could act if stablecoins hurt community banks.<\/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\u2019s procedural vote is scheduled for Sept. 15.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Garlinghouse Backs Bessent Ahead of Senate Vote<\/h2>\n<p>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pressed senators Sept. 14 to support the final CLARITY Act, arguing that the legislation would advance U.S. leadership in digital assets while giving Treasury new authority to protect community banks. His push came one day before senators are scheduled to decide whether to advance the digital asset market structure legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse aligned himself with Bessent\u2019s case for the legislation later Sept. 14, arguing that <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bgarlinghouse\/status\/2099606942037533025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lawmakers made substantial compromises to reach the final version<\/a>. Garlinghouse presented those concessions as a reason for senators to support the deal rather than hold out for a perfect bill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis bill isn\u2019t just a compromise\u2026 It\u2019s the product of real, substantive trades policymakers made to get here. I said this many months ago: perfect can\u2019t be the enemy of good\u2026 and let\u2019s be clear: those trades weren\u2019t small,\u201d Garlinghouse stated, adding:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis isn\u2019t a deal Senators should be \u2018settling for\u2019 \u2014 it\u2019s a deal that they should stand behind.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cSenate: the world is watching and voters are watching. Now is the time to vote yes,\u201d the Ripple executive followed with a direct appeal to lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>His message builds on Garlinghouse\u2019s earlier argument that the United States is close to achieving its goal of becoming a global crypto center. He said this month that the country\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/regulation-and-legal\/ripple-ceo-says-us-crypto-capital-goal-is-now-within-reach\/\">crypto leadership goal is \u201cwithin reach\u201d<\/a> as the CLARITY Act approached its Senate test.<\/p>\n<p>Garlinghouse\u2019s reference to substantive policy trades is reflected in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lummis.senate.gov\/press-releases\/lummis-boozman-scott-release-final-clarity-act-text\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">final CLARITY Act draft<\/a>, which Republican senators said incorporates 126 substantive changes requested by Democrats. The revisions cover ethics enforcement, digital asset oversight, decentralized finance, banking provisions, developer protections, and other regulatory areas.<\/p>\n<h2>Bessent Points to New Community Bank Protection<\/h2>\n<p>Bessent\u2019s case for the legislation centers partly on a provision designed to address concerns that payment stablecoins could pull deposits away from community banks. The final draft gives the Treasury secretary new authority intended to respond if deposit flight tied to payment stablecoins begins harming those institutions.<\/p>\n<p>The Treasury secretary tied that authority directly to the administration\u2019s effort to support digital asset development while protecting community banks, stating:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe final draft of the CLARITY Act furthers this mission. It gives the Secretary of the Treasury additional authority to act if the facts around deposit flight change to the detriment of community banks. If stablecoins cause harm to community banks, I will not hesitate to use these tools to ensure they remain fully protected.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He also argued that supporting digital finance and protecting community banks are compatible policy goals. He linked the CLARITY Act to the administration\u2019s broader effort to keep digital asset infrastructure in the United States after Congress passed the GENIUS Act governing payment stablecoins. Payment <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/altcoins-and-tokens\/stablecoins\/what-are-stablecoins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stablecoins are crypto assets designed to maintain a relatively steady value<\/a>, typically by tracking an external asset such as the U.S. dollar. Concerns about their effect on traditional deposits have become a major issue in negotiations over digital asset legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Bessent had already <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/regulation-and-legal\/bessent-urges-senate-to-advance-clarity-act-ahead-of-tuesday-vote\/\">urged senators to advance the CLARITY Act<\/a> in a Sept. 9 appeal, presenting the legislation as important to U.S. technological leadership and national security. His Sept. 14 comments went further by detailing the Treasury authority he says could be used if stablecoin activity harms community banks.<\/p>\n<h2>Final Draft Heads Into Sept. 15 Senate Test<\/h2>\n<p>Senate Republicans said the final bill reflects negotiations extending beyond the banking dispute. They noted that the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/regulation-and-legal\/final-clarity-act-packs-126-changes-requested-by-senate-democrats\/\">126 revisions requested by Democrats<\/a> also modify token classifications, issuer requirements, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) oversight, anti-money laundering provisions, developer safeguards, and ethics rules.<\/p>\n<p>Ethics provisions became another central area of compromise before the vote. The final proposal expands restrictions involving federal officials\u2019 digital asset interests and gives state attorneys general an enforcement role, changes Republican sponsors presented as concessions aimed at securing broader Senate support. U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) said, \u201cPresident Trump voluntarily agreed to unprecedented ethics restrictions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The next step is procedural rather than final passage. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.democrats.senate.gov\/2026\/08\/08\/schedule-for-pro-forma-sessions-and-monday-september-14-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Senate schedule<\/a> states that cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, will ripen at 2:15 p.m. Sept. 15. Approval would move the Senate toward formal consideration of the legislation rather than send the bill directly to the president.<\/p>\n<p>Garlinghouse\u2019s latest intervention places Ripple behind Bessent\u2019s argument at that final procedural juncture: the negotiated bill contains significant concessions, and both are pressing senators to move it forward.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/regulation-and-legal\/garlinghouse-backs-bessents-clarity-act-case-ahead-of-senate-vote\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways Garlinghouse says senators should stand behind the final CLARITY Act deal. Bessent says Treasury could act if stablecoins hurt community banks. The Senate\u2019s procedural vote is scheduled for Sept. 15. Garlinghouse Backs Bessent Ahead of Senate Vote Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pressed senators Sept. 14 to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":78184,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78183"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78183"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78183\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}