The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs announced that it had advanced the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 in a bipartisan markup, sending a comprehensive digital asset market structure bill to the Senate floor. The committee approved the measure by a 15-9 vote. The release says the bill is intended to establish clearer rules for digital assets. Chairman Tim Scott said the measure would pair clearer rules with stronger safeguards and better tools to stop bad actors, following nearly a year of bipartisan negotiations between committee Republicans and Democrats.
U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs 2026-05-14
U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs advances digital asset market structure bill on 15-9 vote
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs advanced the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 in a bipartisan markup, sending the digital asset market structure bill to the Senate floor following a 15-9 vote. The bill is intended to establish clearer rules for digital assets, with Chairman Tim Scott stating it would pair clearer rules with stronger safeguards and better tools to stop bad actors after nearly a year of bipartisan negotiations.