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Senate · Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Senate set for Tuesday cloture vote on crypto market bill

The File desk · Sep 15, 2026, 2:14 PM UTC

Status

Confirmed from the U.S. Senate Daily Press wrap for Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, and Congress.gov’s bill record for . Tuesday is when the cloture motion is scheduled to mature — not when the bill becomes law.

The Senate’s Monday night wrap says a cloture vote ripens this afternoon. At 2:15 p.m. on Sept. 15, the cloture motion on the motion to proceed to is scheduled to ripen. The House-passed bill is the . Congress.gov describes it as creating a framework for digital commodities and splitting oversight between the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission. The cloture motion was presented in the Senate on Aug. 8, 2026. Tuesday is when that vote is scheduled to mature — not when the bill becomes law.

The Senate’s Monday night wrap says a cloture vote ripens this afternoon.

At 2:15 p.m. on Sept. 15, the cloture motion on the motion to proceed to is scheduled to ripen.

The House-passed bill is the . Congress.gov describes it as a framework for digital commodities. Oversight would split between the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The cloture motion was presented in the Senate on Aug. 8, 2026.

Tuesday is when that vote is scheduled to mature. It is not the day the bill becomes law. This desk does not forecast whether cloture will succeed.

What is still unknown or disputed

Primary sources

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  1. Source 1

    Monday, September 14, 2026 (Senate Daily Press)

    U.S. Senate Daily Press Gallery · September 14, 2026

    Please note: the cloture motion with respect to H.R.3633 – will ripen on Tuesday, September 15 th at 2:15 p.m.

    https://www.dailypress.senate.gov/monday-september-14-2026/

  2. Source 2 · fetch incomplete

    H.R.3633 — Digital Asset Market Clarity Act

    Congress.gov / Library of Congress · checked 2026-09-15

    Live page returned HTTP 403 this pass. See Internet Archive capture.

    https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3633

  3. Source 3

    H.R.3633 — Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (Internet Archive capture)

    Internet Archive / Congress.gov · checked 2026-09-15

    Latest Action: Senate - 08/08/2026 Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate; CRS summary: establishes a regulatory framework for digital commodities.

    https://web.archive.org/web/20260819002229/https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3633