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CLARITY Act Faces Sept. 15 Cloture Vote Without 60-Vote Lock
Witt says the administration is fully committed to the CLARITY Act before a Sept. 15 Senate cloture vote needing 60 votes; the coalition remains unconfirmed.
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White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt said Aug. 11 that the administration remains committed to passing the CLARITY Act in September. His statement came after Senate Majority Leader John Thune filed cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 3633, the market-structure bill that would split digital asset oversight between the SEC and the CFTC. The Senate's published schedule lists Sept. 14 as the return date for regular business, and the cloture motion ripens at 2:15 p.m. ET on Sept. 15.
In a post, Witt said the White House is "fully committed to getting the Clarity Act across the finish line in September," and that talks with Democrats would continue through the vote. He blamed Democratic delays for leaving the U.S. behind in digital assets and for weakening efforts against crypto crime. Witt's account of the delay is the administration's position, not a settled explanation of how the bill stalled. Reuters reported that some Republicans have their own unresolved concerns about the draft.
The Sept. 15 vote determines whether the Senate proceeds to consider H.R. 3633, not whether the bill becomes law. Cloture, the Senate's tool for cutting off debate, needs 60 votes.
House passage came in July 2025 by a 294 to 134 margin. The Senate Banking Committee advanced its version 15 to 9 in May. Both tallies show bipartisan support. A confirmed 60-vote floor coalition has not been assembled, crypto.news reported in its earlier September vote coverage.
Witt said negotiations would continue "all the way up until the September vote." The pledge confirms the White House has not abandoned the bill. Whether enough senators have agreed to advance it remains unconfirmed.