Despite White House targeting July 4 for Clarity Act signing as America's 250th birthday present, legislative math makes it logistically impossible with only nine Senate working days remaining while lawmakers still must merge committee texts, resolve ethics disputes over Trump guardrails, secure 60 cloture votes, and navigate House approval before President Trump's signature.

15-9 out of Senate Banking is still a legit marker, but FIT21 cleared the House 279-136 in 2024 and died once the Senate calendar ate it. July slipping to August changes the trade: less pure COIN event beta, more focus on CFTC spot authority and decentralization tests that decide whether Uniswap front ends, perp DEXs, and long-tail listings live outside SEC-by-default risk. The Trump ethics fight is now leverage Democrats can use to narrow the exact market-structure language DeFi actually cares about.

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