Former crypto czar David Sachs and CFTC Chairman Michael Selig called on the Senate to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act) on Wednesday, April 9.
The fliers arrived four days before the Senate returns from its Easter recess on April 13, with the Banking Committee Tags Targeted for late April.
Coordinated pressure before the Senate returns to session
Bags, which recently He ended his role as White House AI chief and cryptocurrency czarposted that the GENIUS Act has already demonstrated US leadership in the stablecoin space.
The CLARITY Act would expand this to all other digital assets by providing clear regulatory rules, he said.
“…The time to act is now. The banking Senate and then the full Senate must pass the market structure. I’m confident they will do that. And then President Trump will sign this historic bill into law,” Sachs said. Confirm.
Minutes earlier, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called on the Senate Banking Committee to conduct a mark-up Send the bill to the president’s office.
CFTC Chairman Michael Selig also supported Besent’s call, stating that he and SEC Chairman Paul Atkins are ready to implement the legislation.
According to Selig, the bill is a way to protect digital asset markets from future regulatory setbacks under a different administration.
In the same tone, Paul Atkins of the Securities and Exchange Commission is urging Congress to future-proof against rogue regulators and bring comprehensive market structure legislation to President Trump’s desk.
“Project Crypto is designed so that the SEC and CFTC will be prepared to implement the CLARITY Act as soon as Congress acts.” books Atkins.
The late April window carries high risks
Senator Cynthia Lummis confirmed that the Banking Committee would do so Try coding in the second half of April.
Senator Bernie Moreno warned that if the bill is not passed by May, digital asset legislation could stall until after the November 2026 midterm elections.
The House passed the Clarity Act by a vote of 294-134 in July 2025. The Senate Agriculture Committee advanced part of it in January 2026.
However, the Banking Commission has postponed the increase twice, first in January due to disputes over stablecoin returns and again in March.
Coordinated messages on Wednesday from Four high-ranking figures in the administration It suggests the White House is applying maximum pressure as the Senate’s final realistic window opens next week.
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