# Senate Crypto Market-Structure Bill Stays Off the Floor Plan as Recess Approaches

Senators Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate the president's memecoin, hardening the ethics objection that Republicans blame for the delay.

- Published: 2026-08-05T05:31:30.193Z
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- Section: crypto
- Sources: [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/08/04/clarity-act-sits-idle-over-trump-ethics-question-as-warren-asks-sec-to-investigate-him), [Bitcoin Magazine](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/republicans-blame-democrats-clarity-act), [Bitcoin Magazine](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/hester-peirce-hopeful-about-clarity-act)

The Clarity Act, the bill that would divide United States oversight of digital assets between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), is still not scheduled for floor action. Senator…

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