# Senate Blocks CLARITY Act From Advancing in 49-50 Vote

By Riza Dagoc

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Published: 2026-09-28T02:05:12.000Z
Updated: 2026-09-28T02:05:12.000Z
Section: Regulation

> The procedural defeat stalls a federal crypto-market structure bill after disputes over ethics, consumer protections, prediction markets and gaming rights.

The Senate blocked the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act from advancing in a 49-50 procedural vote Sept. 15, stalling legislation that would establish a federal framework for U.S. digital-asset market regulation.

The Senate failed to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 3633 at about 3 p.m. ET (19:00 UTC). Senators Susan Collins, Josh Hawley, Jerry Moran and Thom Tillis voted against advancing the bill. Sen. Chris Coons did not vote.

Democratic objections included ethics, consumer protection, illicit finance and market-integrity provisions. President Donald Trump’s 2025 financial disclosure listed more than $1.4 billion in cryptocurrency-related income, including $636 million from CIC Digital, $526 million from World Liberty Financial token sales, $65 million from equity sales and $196.875 million from Stablecoin Holdco.

“We need crypto legislation that stops political self-dealing,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren said before the vote.

The measure also faced objections over state and Tribal gaming rights and prediction-market contracts resembling sports betting or casino games. Sen. Martin Heinrich said the legislation undermined Tribal sovereignty and states’ police powers.

The final draft included new ethics language and 126 substantive changes requested by Democrats, but the procedural defeat leaves the bill’s path to passage before the midterm elections uncertain.