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What happened
The Senate failed to advance the Clarity Act in a 49-50 procedural vote, falling short of the 60-vote threshold. Outlets report that the vote failed after opposition from all Democrats and a few Republicans. Ahead of the vote, updated bill text was released including an ethics provision concerning federal officials and crypto assets.
Outlets across the spectrum agree that the Senate voted down the Clarity Act after failing to reach the required 60-vote threshold, and that ethics provisions regarding cryptocurrency were a central point of discussion.
Left-leaning outlets like The Washington Post and The Intercept focus heavily on Donald Trump and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's actions regarding the ethics rules and negotiations. Center outlets like The Hill and CBS News emphasize the procedural failure and bipartisan opposition on the Senate floor. Right-leaning outlets like Fox News frame the failure as a dead end for the major legislation after a combined push from Democrats and some Republicans to block it.
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Crypto bill falls short in early hurdle on Senate floor
A cryptocurrency regulation bill failed to advance on the Senate floor Tuesday, after all Democrats and a few Republicans blocked a procedural vote. The Senate voted 49-50 on a motion to proceed with consideration of the Clarity Act, failing to reach the required 60-vote threshold. It marks a major setback for the industry, which has long pushed for the…
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Source context: Provision would allow state attorneys general to sue if federal officials violate ethics rules in the Clarity Act barring them from creating assets while in office.
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Provision would allow state attorneys general to sue if federal officials violate ethics rules in the Clarity Act barring them from creating assets while in office.
Just hours before switching sides, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand was lobbying fellow Democrats to advance the bill.
The landmark legislation, known as the Clarity Act, stalled in the Senate as Democrats raised concerns about President Trump’s personal investments in crypto.
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A cryptocurrency regulation bill failed to advance on the Senate floor Tuesday, after all Democrats and a few Republicans blocked a procedural vote. The Senate voted 49-50 on a motion to proceed with consideration of the Clarity Act, failing to reach the required 60-vote threshold. It marks a major setback for the industry, which has long pushed for the…
Republicans said Trump had agreed to a requirement to either divest or place in a blind trust any "significant" financial interest in an entity that issues cryptocurrencies.
The Senate on Tuesday failed to advance a sweeping cryptocurrency bill known as the Clarity Act, amid opposition from Democrats and a handful of Republicans.
Bloomberg's Tyler Kendall broke down the potential sticking points around the Clarity Act after Senate Republicans released updated text of the bill in anticipation of a vote this week. The text includes an updated ethics provision that was a main roadblock to get Democrats on board, that would give state attorneys general some authority rules and will…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren will call the latest Clarity Act ethics proposal blessed by Trump a "weak fig leaf."
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Sen. Cynthia Lummis declared the Clarity Act dead after Democrats and some Republicans blocked the massive crypto regulation bill in a key Senate vote.
