# CLARITY Act — The Bright Minded, all coverage

> Dated index of The Bright Minded's published analysis on Act Clarity. Each entry is a standalone summary with a link to the full article.

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Publisher: The Bright Minded (https://www.thebrightminded.com) — author: Rosalia Mazza
Articles: 12 · Latest: 2026-07-29

## 2026-07-29 — Warren CLARITY Act Forum: An Ethics Adviser Confirms the Bill Does Not Reach Licensing Fees

A Senate forum recorded an ethics adviser confirming the CLARITY Act would not bar a president's crypto licensing fees. The ethics section reaches conduct only.

Published by The Bright Minded on 2026-07-29. Full analysis: https://www.thebrightminded.com/news/warren-clarity-act-forum-an-ethics-adviser-confirms-the-bill-does-not-reach-licensing-fees/

## 2026-07-27 — CLARITY Act Senate Vote: The Police Union Switched Sides and the Seven Votes Did Not Move

The National Fraternal Order of Police dropped its opposition to the CLARITY Act. Seven Senate Democrats still say the merged text falls short.

Published by The Bright Minded on 2026-07-27. Full analysis: https://www.thebrightminded.com/news/clarity-act-senate-vote-the-police-union-switched-sides-and-the-seven-votes-did-not-move/

## 2026-07-22 — CLARITY Act Ethics Provision: The Conflict Ban Written to Expire in 2029

The near-final CLARITY Act draft adds a conflict-of-interest ban on the president and federal officials that its sponsors wrote to expire in January 2029.

Published by The Bright Minded on 2026-07-22. Full analysis: https://www.thebrightminded.com/news/clarity-act-ethics-provision-the-conflict-ban-written-to-expire-in-2029/

## 2026-07-20 — CLARITY Act Bankruptcy Protection: What Custody Rules Cover and What the House Declined to Vote On

Lummis says the CLARITY Act keeps customer crypto out of a bankruptcy pool. The protection runs through custody rules, and one amendment never got a vote.

Published by The Bright Minded on 2026-07-20. Full analysis: https://www.thebrightminded.com/news/clarity-act-bankruptcy-protection-sen-lummis/

## 2026-07-20 — CLARITY Act Ethics Provision: The House Made One Amendment in Order Out of Fifty-One

The CLARITY Act ethics provision was proposed seven times in the House. One amendment out of fifty-one was made in order, and the Senate now holds the question.

Published by The Bright Minded on 2026-07-20. Full analysis: https://www.thebrightminded.com/news/clarity-act-ethics-provision-the-house-made-one-amendment-in-order/

## 2026-07-17 — CLARITY Act Stalls Over the One Conflict It Never Assigned a Regulator

The CLARITY Act would give every crypto asset a regulator. It has stalled over Trump's $1.4 billion in crypto income and who may own the market they govern.

Published by The Bright Minded on 2026-07-17. Full analysis: https://www.thebrightminded.com/news/clarity-act-stalls-over-the-one-conflict-it-never-assigned-a-regulator/

## 2026-07-04 — The CLARITY Act and the Symbolism of Independence: When Supporting a Bill Becomes an Act of National Purpose

The White House tied the CLARITY Act to Independence Day. The deadline failed, the symbolism did not. Also read about the difference with Europe.

Published by The Bright Minded on 2026-07-04. Full analysis: https://www.thebrightminded.com/news/the-clarity-act-and-the-symbolism-of-independence-when-supporting-a-bill-becomes-an-act-of-national-purpose/

## 2026-06-28 — CLARITY Act: Lummis's Dollar Argument Hasn't Changed in Two Years

Lummis says American leadership built the dollar's reserve status. She has said it since 2024. Final CLARITY Act text is due over July 4 recess.

Published by The Bright Minded on 2026-06-28. Full analysis: https://www.thebrightminded.com/news/clarity-act-lummiss-dollar-argument-hasnt-changed-in-two-years/

## 2026-06-26 — Trump Delays the CBDC Ban for a Vote His Own Senate Already Rejected

Trump is withholding his signature on the CBDC ban until the SAVE Act passes, a bill the Senate already rejected 48-50, squeezing the CLARITY Act's calendar.

Published by The Bright Minded on 2026-06-26. Full analysis: https://www.thebrightminded.com/news/trump-delays-the-cbdc-ban-for-a-vote-his-own-senate-already-rejected/

## 2026-06-23 — Senate Passes the CBDC Ban: America's Digital Dollar Will Be a Private Product

The Senate passed a ban on a Federal Reserve digital dollar, or CBDC, while protecting private stablecoins, setting US policy apart from the EU and China.

Published by The Bright Minded on 2026-06-23. Full analysis: https://www.thebrightminded.com/news/senate-passes-the-cbdc-ban-americas-digital-dollar-will-be-a-private-product/

## 2026-06-17 — CBDC Ban Through 2030 Comes With an Explicit Stablecoin Shield

A digital dollar ban running through 2030 protects stablecoins by name, the clearest signal yet of which side of crypto policy Washington has chosen.

Published by The Bright Minded on 2026-06-17. Full analysis: https://www.thebrightminded.com/news/cbdc-ban-through-2030-comes-with-an-explicit-stablecoin-shield/

## 2026-06-17 — CLARITY Act Odds Fell Twice in June for Two Unrelated Reasons

CLARITY Act passage odds fell from 75% to 60% on the calendar alone, then to a coin flip after ethics and Section 604 talks both collapsed.

Published by The Bright Minded on 2026-06-17. Full analysis: https://www.thebrightminded.com/news/clarity-act-odds-fell-twice-in-june-for-two-unrelated-reasons/