Senate Puts Clarity Act on Hold Amid Rush to Confirm Trump Nominations
The US Senate has put the Clarity Act on hold to prioritize a Russia sanctions bill and Trump nominations. The delay means that voting on the crypto bill is now unlikely before next week, leaving only a few days before the August 8 recess.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune filed cloture on Executive Calendar #6, S.Res.817 (en bloc nominations), which signals that the Senate will vote on all Trump nominations together.
The Clarity Act has been on the Senate legislative calendar since early June but has faced repeated delays amid ongoing negotiations over ethics provisions and other issues. Democratic senators have also voiced concerns about the Department of Justice's ability to enforce the ethics provision, pushing for state prosecutors to also have this power.