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By Evie Vavasseur
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What the CLARITY Act Actually Does. The bill isn't a small tweak to existing rules. It's a full-scale attempt to build a federal…
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The 2030 Warning. Here's where Lummis gets blunt. She's said publicly that if the CLARITY Act doesn't pass soon, the…
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What September Looks Like. When the Senate comes back, Lummis plans to keep pushing.
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Senator Cynthia Lummis isn't backing down. The Wyoming Republican spent August 7 making clear she's still fighting for the CLARITY Act — even after Senate Majority Leader John…
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The delay stings. Lummis and her allies had genuinely expected senators to stay in Washington over the weekend to lock in a vote before the August recess. That didn't happen.
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The bill isn't a small tweak to existing rules. It's a full-scale attempt to build a federal framework for digital asset markets — covering how assets get classified, who has…
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The Senate Banking Committee passed the proposal 15-9 on May 14. That's a real margin — not a squeaker.
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The revised text Lummis dropped on July 22 runs over 300 pages. That's not a light read. The changes came out of negotiations between the Senate Banking and Agriculture…
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Related: Senate Clarity Act Vote Pushed Past August Recess by Thune
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The digital asset industry has been waiting on Washington for a long time. Other jurisdictions haven't waited.
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She's also been pushing a broader argument: that the current regulatory setup is basically failing. It's not giving companies clear guidance.
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When the Senate comes back, Lummis plans to keep pushing. She's been working with colleagues across both parties to build support, and the committee vote gives her something real…
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It's unclear yet exactly when in September a vote might happen. No date has been set publicly.
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More context: Utah Ruling Leaves Kalshi Exposed in 7 Federal Circuits After Judge Rejects Federal Shield
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Lummis has framed the whole push around one core idea: predictable federal rules let legitimate crypto businesses grow in the U.S. instead of somewhere else.
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