Clarity Act Clears Senate Banking Committee 15-9, Heads to Full Senate Floor Vote!

The Clarity Act has cleared the U.S. Senate Banking Committee in a 15-9 bipartisan vote, advancing the landmark crypto market structure bill to a full Senate floor vote. Notably, Democratic senators Ruben Gallego and Angela Alsobrooks crossed the aisle to support the measure — a signal that the bill carries broader political backing than party-line arithmetic might suggest.

The bipartisan margin matters: crypto legislation that can survive a committee vote with Democratic co-signers is far better positioned to withstand floor amendments and procedural challenges than a purely partisan push. The Clarity Act is widely seen as one of the most consequential pieces of crypto market structure legislation in the current Congress, aiming to draw clearer jurisdictional lines between the SEC and CFTC over digital assets.

The full Senate vote is now the next major catalyst to watch. A successful…