Senate delays CLARITY Act markup over lack of bipartisan votes

Beincrypto reports Senate leaders delayed the CLARITY Act markup because they lack enough bipartisan votes to advance the bill. Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman said his committee will postpone its planned markup until the last week of January to preserve bipartisan support.

The CLARITY Act would set federal rules for crypto markets and divide oversight between the SEC and the CFTC, formally classifying some tokens as securities and others as commodities. The bill would also create federal rules for exchanges, brokers and custodians, including asset segregation and market surveillance standards, and the House passed its version in mid-2025; the Senate must approve its own version before the measure can move forward.

Lawmakers now aim for a late-January vote, but leaders signal they do not yet have the votes and passage in 2026 remains uncertain. Support is fragile amid disagreement over stablecoin rewards, DeFi oversight and the split of regulatory power, and committee rejection would prevent the bill from advancing; sponsors hope renegotiated language can rebuild a working coalition.

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Crypto, Clarity Act, John Boozman, Sec, Cftc, Defi