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Senate prepares for procedural votes on cryptocurrency and college sports measures

Lawmakers face key roll call tallies before the end of September, according to Fox News.

The short version

  • The Senate has scheduled a procedural vote on cryptocurrency regulation for Tuesday afternoon, requiring 60 votes to proceed.[Fox News]
  • House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill cited an ethics provision as the main remaining obstacle, with Democratic Senator Adam Schiff arguing the bill improperly exempts the president.[Fox News]
  • A separate test vote on legislation regulating college sports money is expected before the end of September.[Fox News]

Key facts

  • A procedural vote to advance cryptocurrency legislation requires 60 votes and is slated for Tuesday afternoon.[Fox News]
  • President Trump called on Congress to approve the Clarity Act, asserting that the war on cryptocurrency has ended.[Fox News]
  • House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill noted that the primary unresolved issue is an ethics provision.[Fox News]
  • Senator Cynthia Lummis stated that 11 months of bipartisan negotiations expanded the cryptocurrency bill from under 300 to over 600 pages.[Fox News]
  • The Senate expects to conduct a test vote on a college sports regulatory measure before late September.[Fox News]

What remains uncertain

  • Whether the cryptocurrency measure will secure the 60 votes required to clear the procedural hurdle remains unclear.[Fox News]
  • No specific date has been agreed upon for the planned test vote on the college sports legislation.[Fox News]

Sources

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