# House calendar cuts leave CLARITY Act facing lame-duck session

https://mins.news/en/item/45035

- CryptoSlate, 2026-09-04 08:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://cryptoslate.com/clarity-act-may-be-heading-for-lame-duck-after-house-republicans-slash-the-calendar/

> House Republicans canceled votes for the weeks of Sept. 21 and Sept. 28, moving the chamber’s departure to Sept. 17 and sharply reducing the time available to pass the CLARITY crypto market-structure bill before the midterms. The Senate’s first major procedural vote is set for Sept. 15. The bill could still advance in a post-election lame-duck session, but its path to Donald Trump’s desk has become exceptionally difficult.