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Senate Vote Fails to Advance Crypto Clarity Act
The Senate rejected a motion to advance the Crypto Clarity Act, with Hawley, Collins and Tillis voting no. Coverage centers on their stated reasons and the bill’s regulatory stakes.
Lead article · Newsweek · CENTERCrypto Clarity Act Fails in Senate: List of Republicans Voting With DemocratsOUTLETSOUTLETS
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68HOURSHOURS
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The sides
How each side told it
OUTLETS BY LEAN4 RATED
WHO’S NAMED
THE FRAME75% · AVG CRED 76
“Explaining the failed vote”
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NewsweekTUE 5:45 PMCrypto Clarity Act Fails in Senate: List of Republicans Voting With DemocratsTillisMixedCollinsMixedHawleyMixedCRED 75CoinTelegraphTHU 1:00 PMIs There Any Chance Left to Save the CLARITY Act?TillisGood lookCRED 65
People · 3 MEMBERS
Who’s in it, and how each side portrayed them
Collins and Hawley were named together by 2 of 4 outlets. Counted by outlet.
GOODMIXEDNEUTRALBADCOUNTED BY OUTLET
R · NC · SENATOR
Voted no on the procedural motion, saying it kept open the possibility of bringing the bill back for another vote.
VOTED NAY · #234NAMED BY 3 OF 4
LEFT
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: not named.
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◇ SPLITACROSS 2 OUTLETSCenter outlets: split across 2 outlets (1 good · 1 mixed).
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◆ MIXED1 OF 1 OUTLETRight-leaning outlets: mixed, 1 of 1 outlet.
R · ME · APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR
Opposed advancing the bill, citing provisions needing further study and possible risks to community-bank and credit-union deposits.
VOTED NAY · #234NAMED BY 2 OF 4
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NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: not named.
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◆ MIXED2 OF 2 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mixed, 2 of 2 outlets.
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NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: not named.
R · MO · SENATOR
Voted against advancing the Senate’s crypto market-structure bill and raised farmers’ concerns that it could make loans harder to obtain.
VOTED NAY · #234NAMED BY 2 OF 4
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NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: not named.
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◆ MIXED2 OF 2 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mixed, 2 of 2 outlets.
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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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A yes on cloture only ends debate. It is not a vote to pass the bill. LEARN →
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
TILLIS · NAYCOLLINS · NAYHAWLEY · 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 · 68 HOURS
When each side picked it up
ARTICLES PER 12 HOURS · VOTE TUE 2:19 PM
LEFTCENTERRIGHTLEFT: NO COVERAGE YETLEFT: NO COVERAGE YET
When each side picked it up. center: 3 articles, first tue 3:34 pm. right-leaning: 1 article, first fri 11:30 am, 68 hours after the first report.
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