CLARITY Act misses July 4 deadline after ethics talks and Section 604 negotiations break down

A July 4 deadline for advancing the CLARITY Act has been derailed by two simultaneous setbacks in negotiations. Closed-door talks on an ethics package ended without agreement, and a White House-convened law enforcement meeting on Section 604 also failed to produce a resolution. With both tracks stalled, the bill’s near-term path forward has narrowed.