Digital Chamber Urges Senate Banking Committee to Advance CLARITY Act Markup

• The Digital Chamber has sent a letter urging the Senate Banking Committee to advance a markup of the CLARITY Act as soon as possible.
• The group said more than 270 days have passed since the House approved the bill and warned that the legislative window is narrowing.

Pressure is building again around the CLARITY Act, this time from one of the crypto industry’s main trade groups.

The Digital Chamber has sent a letter to Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott and Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren, urging the panel to move forward with a markup of digital asset market structure legislation “as soon as the calendar allows.” The message, signed by chief executive Cody Carbone, frames the delay not as a minor procedural slowdown, but as a growing risk to the bill’s chances in the current Congress.

The industry is pressing the Senate to move

The core argument in the letter is simple enough. The House passed the CLARITY Act with what the group described as strong bipartisan support more than 270 days ago, and lawmakers are now more than halfway through the 119th Congress. That, The Digital Chamber said, leaves less room for drawn-out negotiations if the Senate wants to move the legislation into its next phase.

The letter also struck a conciliatory tone toward the committee’s work so far. It said the group appreciated the committee’s extensive efforts and its willingness to engage with industry stakeholders. But the underlying push was unmistakable. In the Chamber’s view, the time for discussions alone is starting to run out.

Markup is being framed as the next practical step

Carbone’s letter argued that meaningful and extensive negotiations have already taken place among committee members, staff and outside stakeholders. Because of that, the organization said a markup is now the clearest way to carry the legislation forward.

The Chamber also tied the issue to a broader political message. It said moving the bill ahead would provide needed clarity for the more than 70 million Americans it claims have embraced digital assets, while reinforcing U.S. leadership in responsible innovation and next-generation financial technology.

That phrasing matters. The push is no longer being framed only as a request from the crypto sector. It is being presented as part of a wider argument about competitiveness, regulatory clarity and whether Congress is prepared to act before the calendar makes the decision for it.