CLARITY Act Not on Senate Monday Agenda, Only 72-Hour Window Remains Before Recess

According to Odaily, the U.S. Senate's publicly released Monday agenda shows that the CLARITY Act is not included in Monday's scheduling. The Senate currently only plans to hold a procedural vote on H.R. 6500, the continuing resolution.

Under Senate rules, the standard cloture process requires at least 16 senators to sign a petition. If the Senate files a cloture petition on Wednesday, August 5, a related vote could occur as early as Friday, August 7. However, that vote would only concern whether to end debate on the "motion to proceed," not final passage of the CLARITY Act. If cloture is invoked, the Senate would still need to: allow up to 30 hours of debate on the motion to proceed; formally consider the bill; and potentially face another cloture process. Therefore, the normal process is unlikely to be completed before recess. (Cryptoslate)