# Coinbase Policy VP Says More Democrats Favor Clear Crypto Rules By Riza Dagoc Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/51948 Published: 2026-11-09T00:34:54.000Z Updated: 2026-11-09T00:34:54.000Z Section: Regulation > Kara Calvert said bipartisan support and 60 Senate votes would still be needed to advance legislation. The CLARITY Act failed a procedural Senate vote in September. Coinbase Vice President of U.S. Policy Kara Calvert said more Democrats entering Congress favor clearer cryptocurrency rules, a sign of broader interest in regulation that does not establish support for the stalled CLARITY Act. “There are more Democrats coming into Congress that are pro-crypto than we have ever seen before,” Calvert said Nov. 6. She used “pro-crypto” to describe lawmakers who want clearer rules for their constituents. She did not identify lawmakers or quantify the group, so her statement was an assessment rather than a count of support. Calvert said a new Congress would still need bipartisan backing to advance legislation and that a measure would need 60 Senate votes. Her comments concern interest in regulatory clarity broadly; they do not show that incoming Democrats support the CLARITY Act’s current text. On Sept. 15, 2026, a cloture motion on proceeding to H.R. 3633, the CLARITY Act, failed by a 49-50 vote at 3 p.m. ET (19:00 UTC). The procedural vote was on whether to begin considering the bill, not on final passage. Sen. Chris Coons did not vote. The House passed the bill 294-134 on July 17, 2025. It would establish a federal market-structure framework and divide regulatory responsibilities between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Democratic senators have raised objections to the measure. Sen. Adam Schiff said its ethics provisions “do not meet the mark” and raised concerns about prediction markets. Sen. Martin Heinrich said the bill “undermines Tribal sovereignty and states’ police powers,” arguing that it failed to protect tribal and state gaming rights. Calvert’s latest statement follows her [earlier remarks about incoming Democratic freshmen](), whom she described as open to examining crypto policy. The Nov. 6 comments added her assessment that more incoming Democrats favor crypto and clarified that she was referring to support for clearer rules. ## Links in this article - [earlier remarks about incoming Democratic freshmen](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/48842)