CLARITY Act Negotiations Reach Critical Deadline

Patrick Witt, the White House crypto adviser, has set September 15 as a decisive deadline for congressional negotiations over the CLARITY Act.

The legislation aims to establish clearer federal rules for digital assets and their classification under SEC or CFTC oversight. However, senators remain divided on key policy provisions, including investor protections, ethics provisions, stablecoin policy, and illicit-finance controls.

The House passed H.R. 3633 by a significant margin in July 2025, with 78 Democrats joining 216 Republicans in support. The Senate must now determine whether a comparable bipartisan coalition can survive months of revisions and continued disagreements over key policy provisions.