# CLARITY Act Vote Slips to September as Senate Leaves for Recess Without Resolving Ethics Dispute

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said the market-structure bill will be "queued up first thing" when lawmakers return, but Democrats are still pressing for stronger ethics rules covering officials' crypto holdings, including the Trump family's crypto ventures.

- Published: 2026-08-07T14:25:07.977Z
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- Sources: [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/news-analysis/2026/08/06/after-a-clarity-act-funeral-the-crypto-world-would-keep-turning), [Bitcoin Magazine](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/barrasso-supports-clarity-act), [Bitcoin Magazine](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/andrew-cuomo-urges-clarity-act-action)

Senate Majority Leader John Thune confirmed the CLARITY Act, the bill meant to establish which U.S. federal regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has jurisdiction over wh…

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