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CLARITY Act Faces a Senate Procedural Test on September 15
The Senate is scheduled to vote on cloture for the motion to proceed to H.R. 3633. Clearing that hurdle could open debate on digital-asset market structure; it would not pass the bill or make it law.
The U.S. Senate has scheduled a procedural test for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, H.R. 3633, as lawmakers consider whether to take up revised crypto market-structure legislation.
The Senate Democratic floor schedule says the cloture motion on the motion to proceed will ripen at 2:15 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 15. Cloture is a vote to limit debate on whether the chamber should begin considering the measure.
If the cloture motion succeeds, the Senate can move toward debate and further procedural steps. That result would not constitute final Senate passage, House agreement on any amended text, presidential signature or enactment.
The bill seeks to define parts of the federal market structure for digital commodities and clarify responsibilities across U.S. regulators. The operative Senate text and any amendments remain central because changes can alter how assets, intermediaries and trading venues are treated.
The next evidence is the recorded cloture vote, followed by the text actually considered on the floor. Until those events occur, the schedule is a procedural milestone rather than a legislative outcome.
Sources and disclosures
Primary sources: U.S. Senate Democratic floor schedule published for the week of September 14, 2026; Congress.gov record for H.R. 3633. The schedule identifies a cloture vote on the motion to proceed, not a final-passage vote.
Update note
Verified September 13, 2026 at 20:05 BRT. The scheduled vote is Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 2:15 p.m. ET and may change with Senate floor action.