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Senate Clarity Act Vote Stalls Amid Ethics Debate
The Senate’s Clarity Act stalled after Democrats and some Republicans withheld support; Lummis promoted the bill while Gallego and Warren sought stronger ethics protections. Coverage emphasizes either safeguards tied to Trump’s crypto interests or broader cross-party opposition.
Lead article · Colorado Politics · CENTERSenate is to vote on cryptocurrency regulation as Democrats push back on Trump investmentsOUTLETSOUTLETS
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ARTICLESARTICLES
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SPANCOVERAGE SPAN
37HOURSHOURS
AVG CREDAVG CRED
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The sides
How each side told it
OUTLETS BY LEAN6 RATED · 2 UNRATED
WHO’S NAMED
THE FRAME63% · AVG CRED 86
“Ethics concerns stall crypto rules”
4 MORE CENTER
ReutersMON 1:59 PMUS Senate Republicans release new crypto bill text ahead of critical voteLummisMixedCRED 96AxiosTUE 3:34 PMCrypto's Clarity Act fails to advance in SenateWarrenMixedCRED 87Colorado Politics (original publisher not identified)TUE 12:46 PMSenate is to vote on cryptocurrency regulation as Democrats push back on Trump investmentsLummisGood lookGallegoMixedWarrenMixedCRED 74
People · 3 MEMBERS
Who’s in it, and how each side portrayed them
Lummis and Gallego were named together by 2 of 8 outlets. Counted by outlet.
GOODMIXEDNEUTRALBADCOUNTED BY OUTLET
R · WY · SENATOR
Promoted the revised Clarity Act and, after it failed to advance, said she believed the effort was over.
VOTED YEA · #234NAMED BY 5 OF 8
LEFT
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: not named.
CENTER
◆ MIXED2 OF 3 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mixed, 2 of 3 outlets.
RIGHT
◆ MIXED1 OF 1 OUTLETRight-leaning outlets: mixed, 1 of 1 outlet.
D · AZ · SENATOR
Sought stronger ethics protections for the bill and worked to strengthen its provisions before negotiations ended.
VOTED NAY · #234NAMED BY 3 OF 8
LEFT
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: not named.
CENTER
◇ SPLITACROSS 2 OUTLETSCenter outlets: split across 2 outlets (1 good · 1 mixed).
RIGHT
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: not named.
D · MA · DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE VICE CHAIR
Argued the bill’s ethics safeguards did not adequately address President Trump’s crypto interests.
VOTED NAY · #234NAMED BY 3 OF 8
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NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: not named.
CENTER
◆ MIXED2 OF 3 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mixed, 2 of 3 outlets.
RIGHT
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: not named.
The record
What Congress actually did
FACTS FROM THE SENATE RECORD AND CONGRESS.GOV, NOT FROM COVERAGE
FACTS FROM THE SENATE RECORD AND CONGRESS.GOV, NOT FROM COVERAGE
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the CLARITY Act of 2025
QUESTION · ON CLOTURE ON THE MOTION TO PROCEED H.R. 3633
FAILED49–501 NOT VOTING
60 NEEDED · 3/5
49 YEA · 11 SHORT50 NAY
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DEMDemocrats0 Y · 44 N · 1 NV0 YEA · 44 NAY · 1 NV
REPRepublicans49 Y · 4 N · 0 NV49 YEA · 4 NAY · 0 NV
INDIndependents0 Y · 2 N · 0 NV0 YEA · 2 NAY · 0 NV
EACH SENATORHOW EACH SENATOR VOTED YEA NAY NVNOT VOTING
D + I · 47DEMOCRATS + INDEPENDENTS · 47
R · 53REPUBLICANS · 53
LUMMIS · YEAGALLEGO · NAYWARREN · NAY
THE BILL · H.R. 3633BILL PAGE →
CLARITY Act of 2025
Digital Asset Market Clarity Act
This bill sets clear rules for cryptocurrencies, deciding which government agency supervises different digital assets and making it easier for crypto businesses to register. It also stops the Federal Reserve, America's central bank, from creating its own digital currency or offering direct banking services to people, aiming to protect financial privacy.
J. French HillR · AR-2SPONSOR
- IntroducedMAY 29 · HOUSE
- Passed HouseJUL 17 · 294–134
- Senate test voteTHIS STORYSEP 15 · 49–50
- Senate passage
- Signed into law
Timeline · 37 HOURS
When each side picked it up
ARTICLES PER 6 HOURS · VOTE TUE 2:19 PM
LEFTCENTERRIGHTLEFT: NO COVERAGE YETLEFT: NO COVERAGE YET
When each side picked it up. center: 5 articles, first mon 1:59 pm. right-leaning: 1 article, first tue 3:01 pm, 25 hours after the first report. unrated: 2 articles, first mon 3:58 am.
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