The Clarity Act's Enactment Process is in Danger Ahead of the Election

The possibility of the Clarity Act, also known as the crypto law, becoming law before the election is in danger again. As it is known, Congressional elections will be held in the USA on November 3, and both the House of Representatives and the Senate will go on recess in October. Senators and MPs will go to their constituencies and ask for votes from voters through their campaigns.

In such an environment, the crypto world is waiting for the "cloture", or procedural vote, to be held in the Senate on September 15. In order for Clarity's path to be opened and shortened in the Senate, at least 60 votes must be cast in favor of the law.

Voting calendar is closed

However, the House of Representatives also canceled the voting in the weeks starting on September 21 and 28. This situation also poses a great danger for the Clarity Law. Because, after the "cloture" vote in the Senate, if the senators request changes to the law and the law is passed with these possible changes, then the bill text must be sent back to the parliament for new approval... This requires a new vote in the parliament.

They may also be called back…

Tom Emmer, the leader of the Republicans in the House of Representatives, sent an information letter to the MPs and said, "Voting is not expected to be held during the weeks of September 21 and 28." Therefore, there is no definitive situation. This means that members of parliament can be recalled to Washington with at least 48 hours' notice. House Speaker Mike Johnson also confirmed that members can be recalled if necessary.

However, according to the calendar; The last planned voting day before the election was determined as September 17, 2026. House members will leave Washington on September 17 and will not return until after the November 3 midterm elections.

The House of Representatives had already passed the Clarity Act in July last year with a vote of 294 to 134. The Senate's extension of the process caused the vote to not be held until today.