House passes the CLARITY Act of 2025
On Passage
JUL 17, 2025 · 3:30 PM ET
VOTE ONH.R. 3633CLARITY Act of 2025JUL 17, 2025 · 3:30 PM ET
PASSED
294–134
Democrats split 78–134; most Republicans voted yes. Cleared the 215 needed by 79 votes.
212 DEM220 REP
YEANAYCROSSEDTAP A SEAT
WHAT WAS DECIDED
What the House was voting on
IN PLAIN WORDS
The House voted on whether to pass H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. The bill would establish a federal regulatory framework for digital commodities, including rules for exchanges, brokers and dealers. It passed with 79 more yes votes than the 215 needed.
A YES MEANT
Pass H.R. 3633 in the House and send it to the Senate.
A NO MEANT
Reject H.R. 3633 in the House.
THE MEASURE · H.R. 3633
CLARITY Act of 2025
Creates a federal framework for digital commodity markets and restricts Federal Reserve banks’ ability to offer certain services or issue a central bank digital currency.
WHERE IT STANDS · WHAT’S NEXT
Passed the House 294–134 on July 17, 2025. Waiting for a Senate floor vote, 498 days after it was introduced.
AUG 8Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate.
SEP 15Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49–50.
SEP 15Motion by Senator Tillis to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure was not invoked (Record Vote No. 234) entered in Senate.
WHY IT NEEDED 2153 VACANT · 432 SEATED
215is a majority of the 428 members voting yes or no. Members voting “present” or absent don’t count.
- TIES
- A tie fails in the House: a majority means more yeas than nays.
215 is a majority of the 428 members voting yes or no. Members voting “present” or absent don’t count.
- TIES
- A tie fails in the House: a majority means more yeas than nays.
HOW EACH SIDE VOTED
Democrats splitDemocrats split.
BY PARTYYEA–NAY
Democrats78 CROSSED TO YEA
RepublicansNONE CROSSED
THE ARITHMETICCOUNTS ONLY
216
yeas without the 78 who crossed
294
yeas with them
79
to spare over the 215 needed
THE 78 WHO CROSSEDHOW OFTEN THEY VOTE WITH PARTY
Shomari Figures
D-AL-2 · VOTED YEA
95%
Terri A. Sewell
D-AL-7 · VOTED YEA
96%
Yassamin Ansari
D-AZ-3 · VOTED YEA
99%
Greg Stanton
D-AZ-4 · VOTED YEA
95%
Mike Thompson
D-CA-4 · VOTED YEA
98%
Ami Bera
D-CA-6 · VOTED YEA
97%
Josh Harder
D-CA-9 · VOTED YEA
93%
Nancy Pelosi
D-CA-11 · VOTED YEA
100%
Lateefah Simon
D-CA-12 · VOTED YEA
99%
Adam Gray
D-CA-13 · VOTED YEA
77%
Kevin Mullin
D-CA-15 · VOTED YEA
99%
Ro Khanna
D-CA-17 · VOTED YEA
99%
BY STATEEACH STATE’S DELEGATION
YEAS, UPPER BARNAYS, LOWER BARA MEMBER CROSSEDYOUR STATE
78 CROSSED
The most Democrats to cross on a passage vote since March
39TH
Passage vote in the House this Congress
33
House roll calls in July 2025
216
yeas without the 78
294
yeas with them
79
to spare
THE 78 WHO CROSSED
78 CROSSEDThe most Democrats to cross on a passage vote since March
39THPassage vote in the House this Congress
33House roll calls in July 2025
THE JOURNEY
Every vote on H.R. 3633, in both chambersPassed the House. Stalled in the Senate.
CHAMBER CONTRASTThe House passed it 294–134 on July 17, with 78 Democrats voting yes. The Senate failed to end debate on it 49–50 on Sept. 15, 11 short of the 60 needed.
SEP 15SENATE#234Cloture on the motion to proceedFAILED49–50
AUG 8SENATE—Cloture motion filedFILED
JUN 1SENATE—Reported by Senator Scott SC, with an amendment in the nature of a substituteREPORTED32–19
JUL 17HOUSE#199On passageTHIS VOTEPASSED294–134
JUL 16HOUSE#198On the rule (H.Res. 580)AGREED TO217–212JUL 16HOUSE#197Motion to reconsider the vote on the rule for H.R. 4016 and 3 other measuresAGREED TO215–211JUL 15HOUSE#195On the rule (H.Res. 580)FAILED196–223JUL 15HOUSE#194Previous question on the rule (H.Res. 580)AGREED TO211–210JUN 23HOUSE—Reported by Financial ServicesREPORTED32–19
JUN 23HOUSE—Reported by AgricultureREPORTED32–19
HOUSE · JUL 17
294–134
PASSED · NEEDED 215
78 Democrats voted yes
SENATE · SEP 15
49–50
FAILED · NEEDED 60
IN THE HOUSE · JUN 23 – JUL 17PASSED 294–134
- JUN 23Reported by AgricultureREPORTED32–19
- JUN 23Reported by Financial ServicesREPORTED32–19
- JUL 15#194Previous question on the rule (H.Res. 580)AGREED TO211–210
- JUL 15#195On the rule (H.Res. 580)FAILED196–223
- JUL 16#197Motion to reconsider the vote on the rule for H.R. 4016 and 3 other measuresAGREED TO215–211
- JUL 16#198On the rule (H.Res. 580)AGREED TO217–212
- JUL 17#199THIS VOTEOn passagePASSED294–13479 votes to spare over the 215 needed.
SENT TO THE SENATE · 319 DAYS LATER
IN THE SENATE · JUN 1 – SEP 15PENDING
- JUN 1Reported by Senator Scott SC, with an amendment in the nature of a substituteREPORTED32–19
- AUG 8Cloture motion filedFILED
- SEP 15#234Cloture on the motion to proceedFAILED49–50
IN THE NEWS · 2 STORIESIN THE NEWS
Coverage of this vote and its bill2 stories from 2 outlets
- CoinSpeakerCENTERSenate CLARITY Act Floor Vote Hinges on Ethics Rules and August Recess Deadline
- BitcoinEthereumNews.comCENTERUS Lawmakers Urged to Advance CLARITY Act as Digital Chamber Pushes Senate Markup – Bitcoin News
- BitcoinEthereumNews.comCENTERUS Lawmakers Urged to Advance CLARITY Act as Digital Chamber Pushes Senate Markup – Bitcoin News
Lean describes the outlets, not the vote.
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