Midterm Results Shrink CLARITY Act’s Path to 60 Votes

The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act failed a Senate cloture motion 49-50 on September 15, with no Democrat voting yes; the motion needed 60 votes to open debate. Tuesday’s elections left that count intact for a possible lame-duck revote because senators who lost on November 3 keep their seats until the new Congress convenes on January 3. Among the September yes votes, Ohio’s Jon Husted lost to Sherrod Brown. Legislation that has not passed must be reintroduced in the next Congress, so the bill’s current path expires January 3 unless another vote occurs.