Morning Edition · Tuesday, August 4, 2026Published at 1:45 AM EDT · New York
Crypto Market-Structure Bill Slips Off the Senate Calendar as Recess Approaches
Senate Majority Leader John Thune still expects a vote this week, but the CLARITY Act is absent from the floor schedule and lawmakers break for more than a month.

The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, known as the CLARITY Act, did not appear on the Senate's floor plan for Monday. The bill would divide oversight of digital assets between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity F…
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