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September 15 at 2:15 p.m. ET is a vote to start debate, not final passage
The Senate says the motion on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act ripens September 15 at 2:15 Eastern. On legislation that normally means 60 votes. Not a signing ceremony.
The Senate votes Tuesday, September 15 on whether to debate the Clarity Act
Updated Sep 5 — The National Sheriffs' Association flipped its Clarity Act stance from oppose to neutral in a Sep 3 letter to Sens. Thune and Schumer, signed by NSA President Sheriff Troy Wellman and CEO Justin Smith, according to Sep 4 Cointelegraph and Bitcoin.com coverage. Neutrality is not an endorsement; it removes a law-enforcement veto signal before the floor test. Polymarket Clarity 2026 enactment sits near 14.5% Yes, warmer than about 12.5% earlier. Tue Sep 15 remains cloture on the mot
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It takes 60 votes to start debate on the Clarity Act
September 15 is not a final yes-or-no on the Clarity Act. It is the 60-vote motion-to-proceed test on H.R. 3633.
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Senate Republicans already pushed the vote past August recess
August 7 delay note. The Clarity Act faces uncertainty after Senate Republicans delayed a vote until after August recess, pushing it to September.
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Clarity Act signed into law in 2026
Polymarket market on Clarity Act (H.R.3633) signed into law in 2026; Saturday morning snapshot near 14.5% Yes / 85.5% No.
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OCC is still aiming to finalize issuer licensing by November even if the Senate misses
OCC aiming to finalize issuer licensing by November and take applications in January. Parallel to Treasury's NPRM and the SEC's Regulation Crypto Assets.
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Crypto With BHW: September 15 is the day the Senate tests the bill on the floor
Senate Banking advanced a substitute 15-9. The Tuesday vote is the live clock. Prediction markets are in the teens.
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High Court Crypto: September 15 is cloture on the motion to proceed, not a vote on the bill
The Senate returns the 14th. The vote is Tuesday the 15th at 2:15 p.m. ET. It is not a vote on the bill. It is cloture on the motion to proceed, a 60-vote test.
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The live text fights are ethics, DeFi section 604, and stablecoin intermediary yield
Paul Hastings' tracker still names the same blockers ahead of the September 15 cloture test: ethics language, DeFi developer protection, and crypto rewards language banks want tightened. Invoking cloture requires 60 votes and does not pass the bill.
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SEC Chair Atkins expects Senate to advance Clarity Act on September 15
Crypto Times coverage of Atkins' Fox Business remarks: Sep 15 Senate vote, hope for presidential signature, and Regulation Crypto Assets framed as aligned to Clarity.
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FASB proposed cash-equivalent treatment for qualifying stablecoins
FASB's August proposal would clarify when qualifying stablecoins can be treated as cash equivalents, with comments due November 19. It sits beside Treasury-OCC GENIUS work and CFTC Chair Michael Selig's rulemaking if the Senate misses.
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National Sheriffs' Association moves Clarity to neutral
Cointelegraph: NSA dropped opposition to the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, citing complexity and saying it would step back and allow the legislative process to proceed.
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Bitcoin.com: Sheriffs go neutral on Clarity Act ahead of Senate vote
Bitcoin.com: Sep 3 NSA letter to Thune and Schumer changes Clarity from oppose to neutral; Sep 15 cloture on the motion to proceed still requires 60 votes.