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Crypto oversight split between SEC and CFTC
Data as of October 9, 2026
From the official record
A Senate vote on it failed, and a motion to reconsider is pending, so another vote is possible.
What Congress is deciding
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Which federal agency should oversee crypto? H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, splits oversight of digital assets between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The House passed it on July 17, 2025, 294–134, and the Senate Banking Committee reported it with a substitute text on June 1, 2026. On September 15, 2026, a Senate motion to end debate on taking it up failed 49–50, eleven votes short of the 60 needed. Sen. Tillis then entered a motion to reconsider that vote, which keeps the bill available for another try without starting over. There is no vote date on the record.
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Summary updated September 24, 2026.
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New bill would split crypto oversight between SEC and CFTC
A Senate vote on it failed, and a motion to reconsider is pending, so another vote is possible.
A yes vote on ending debate lets the Senate take up H.R. 3633 and its split of crypto oversight between the SEC and the CFTC; a no vote keeps it off the floor. That vote failed 49–50 on September 15, 2026, and Sen. Tillis's motion to reconsider it is pending. The bill is on the Senate calendar as No. 423, with no vote date on the record.
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Where it stands · October 1, 2026
The latest action in the official record on this measure is dated September 15, 2026.
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As of September 24, 2026
H.R. 3633 sits at floor activity in the Senate. On September 15, 2026, senators voted on cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure. Cloture was not invoked, by a recorded vote of 49 to 50 (Roll no. 234). That same day, Senator Tillis entered a motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked. No further action on that motion appears in the record over the last 14 days.
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As of September 17, 2026
H.R. 3633 stands at floor activity in the Senate. On September 15, 2026, the Senate held a Yea-Nay Vote on cloture for the motion to proceed to the measure. Cloture was not invoked, by a recorded vote of 49 to 50 (Roll no. 234). That same day, Senator Tillis entered a motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked. No further action is recorded in the past 14 days.
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As of September 13, 2026
H.R. 3633 stands at floor activity. Nothing new has entered the record in the past 14 days, so this remains the current status. No committee action, no scheduled vote, and no roll call have been logged in that window. The bill's position has not changed from where it last stood. Any further movement, whether a debate, an amendment, or a vote, will be reflected here once it appears in the official record. For now, the status is floor activity, and that is the complete, current picture based on what has been recorded.
Rewritten because 7 days had passed since the last version
As of September 6, 2026
H.R. 3633 stands at floor activity. No action on this bill has been recorded in the last 14 days, so the measure remains where it was, with no new votes, motions, or scheduling changes to report. There is no record of committee action, amendments, or a roll call in this window. Anyone tracking this bill should know the status has not changed recently, and no additional facts are available beyond what is stated here. When the record adds new developments, they will be reflected in future updates. For now, the bill's position is unchanged from its last known standing, without further detail on timing or next steps.
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As of August 28, 2026
H.R. 3633 stands at floor activity. Nothing has moved on this measure in the last 14 days. No new votes, amendments, or scheduling actions appear in the record during this window. The bill remains where it was, with floor activity as its current status and no further action logged. Readers watching this measure will see the next update reflected here once the record shows a change, whether that is a vote, a procedural step, or another action taken on the floor.
Rewritten because 7 days had passed since the last version
As of August 21, 2026
Where it stands: H.R. 3633 sits in floor activity in the Senate. On August 8, 2026, a motion to proceed to consideration of the measure was made in the Senate. That same day, a cloture motion was filed on the motion to proceed. Both actions are recorded in the Congressional Record at page S4557. No vote tally on cloture or on the measure itself is in the record for this period. No committee action or other floor steps are recorded in the last 14 days. The record shows no further movement beyond these two entries dated August 8, 2026.
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As of August 13, 2026
H.R. 3633 sits in floor activity in the Senate. On August 8, 2026, a motion to proceed to consideration of the measure was made on the Senate floor. That same day, a cloture motion was presented on the motion to proceed, according to the Congressional Record (CR S4557). No other floor action on this measure appears in the record over the last fourteen days. The measure has not moved beyond this point since these entries. Both actions were recorded on the same legislative day. The current parliamentary posture is the motion to proceed, paired with the pending cloture motion, both entered in the Senate record on August 8, 2026, page S4557.
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October 9, 2026Nothing recorded yet today.
September 26 – October 8, 2026Nothing recorded across 13 days.
September 15, 2026
- VoteH.R. 3633
The Senate did not invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 3633 on September 15, 2026, by a vote of 49-50 (Record Vote Number 234).
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- Floor actionH.R. 3633
Senator Tillis entered a motion to reconsider the vote on cloture for H.R. 3633 (Record Vote Number 234) on September 15, 2026.
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