CLARITY Act misses cloture as bipartisan talks drag on
The CLARITY Act missed a key procedural opening after Senate Majority Leader John Thune filed cloture on several other measures while bipartisan negotiations over the crypto bill continued. CLARITY Act left out of Senate cloture filings On Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune filed cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 4668, the Protect College Sports Act of 2026, according to the U.S. Senate Daily Press. He also filed cloture on H.R. 6500, a substitute amendment to the continuing-resolution vehicle and Todd Blanches nomination to be attorney general. However, the majority leader did not make a corresponding filing for the CLARITY Act, leaving the crypto market structure bill without the procedural countdown required for an initial cloture vote. Cloture on a motion to proceed would allow the Senate to limit debate and begin considering the legislation. The motion requires support from 60 senators, meaning Republicans cannot advance the bill without Democratic votes. Crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett said Thunes decision to proceed with the college sports legislation indicated that negotiators had not reached a bipartisan agreement. “Thune has filed cloture on the motion to proceed to the college sports bill,” Terrett wrote, adding that it “signals theres still no bipartisan agreement on the Clarity Act.” The omission