# Senate Leaves for Recess Without the Clarity Act as Brussels Prepares to Reopen MiCA in 2027

The majority leader started the procedural clock to keep the bill alive in September, while European officials concluded their own crypto rulebook cannot handle non-EU issuers and stablecoins as written.

- Published: 2026-08-09T06:30:14.346Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-08-09/senate-leaves-for-recess-without-the-clarity-act-as-brussels
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/08/08/u-s-senate-opens-first-stage-of-crypto-clarity-act-voting-to-give-bill-a-chance-next-month), [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news), [Bitcoin Magazine](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/lummis-alsobrooks-work-on-clarity-act), [crypto.news](https://crypto.news/eu-to-revise-mica-rules-in-2027-us-stablecoin-push/)

The United States Senate did not pass the Clarity Act before its summer recess, leaving digital-asset market structure to agency discretion for at least another month. The majority leader opened the first stage of the multi-step process the…

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