Democrats Draft CLARITY Act Counteroffer as Ethics Dispute Grows

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What happened

Senate Democrats are preparing a counteroffer to the Senate Republicans’ CLARITY Act draft text introduced on Sunday.

Key facts

  • Reported by Bitcoin.com and published Tue, 15 Sep 2026 03:02:21 UTC.

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  1. Lummis Credits Trump for Ethics Deal as Clarity Act Faces Tuesday Vote

  2. U.S. Senator Lummis says Democrats won't quit asking for more on crypto Clarity Act

  3. Democrats push back on GOP’s ‘final’ CLARITY offer with counterproposal: Politico

  4. Lummis Pushes Senate Democrats to Rally Behind Final CLARITY Draft

  5. Democrats Draft CLARITY Act Counteroffer as Ethics Dispute Grows

  6. CLARITY Act Odds Slide to 18% as Banks and State AGs Push Back

  7. Democrats send counteroffer to Republicans over Clarity Act provisions

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