The U.S. Senate is scheduled to conduct a procedural vote on the CLARITY bill at 2:15 p.m. Eastern Time on September 15th. This step is not a final vote, but rather it determines whether the bill can proceed to the formal deliberation stage.
60 votes are required first.
This vote is a procedural one to terminate the debate. At least 60 votes are required from the Senate in order for the bill to proceed further and enter the committee review process.
Upon approval, it will proceed to the correction phase.
If the vote passes, senators will then be able to debate the bill and propose amendments. In other words, this vote is mainly to open the procedural pathway for subsequent deliberations.
Ultimately, it will be decided through a separate vote.
Even if this procedural vote is passed, the CLARITY bill will not complete all legislative procedures on the same day. The final vote on the bill itself will be scheduled at a later date.
