Trump to discuss stalled crypto bill with senators at White House

Several US senators will meet President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday to discuss the CLARITY Act as lawmakers race to secure an agreement on the crypto market structure bill before the August recess.

Senator Bernie Moreno told Politico that the group would update Trump on the legislation and its “path to success” following months of negotiations in the Senate.

“We’ll be talking about the entirety of the bill,” Moreno said. “Obviously the president’s been very engaged in this bill.”

One of the remaining disputes centers on an ethics provision addressing Trump’s business interests in the crypto industry. Senate Democrats have made the measure a condition for supporting the bill, which will need Democratic votes to clear the chamber’s 60 vote threshold.

A revised version of the CLARITY Act could combine proposals developed by the Senate Banking and Agriculture committees. Ethics language remained among the major unresolved issues heading into this week’s negotiations.

Senator Cynthia Lummis said lawmakers were considering whether to circulate the new draft with the ethics section left in brackets or wait until senators had reached an agreement on the final language.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he hopes to bring the bill to the floor during the current work period, which ends August 7. Thune has committed to holding a vote before the Senate leaves for its August recess.

Senator Thom Tillis said lawmakers needed to reach an agreement by the end of the week to preserve a realistic chance of passing the legislation before the recess.

The White House meeting comes days after Trump called on the Senate to advance the CLARITY Act, increasing pressure on lawmakers to resolve the remaining disagreements.

The House passed its version of the CLARITY Act in July 2025. The legislation would establish a federal market structure for digital assets and divide oversight responsibilities between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

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