[The CLARITY Act Has Been Approved by the U.S. Senate Committee, Awaiting Final Congressional Review] According to CoinDesk, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee has passed the CLARITY Act with a bipartisan vote of 15 to 9, moving the bill to the next stage. Democratic Senators Ruben Gallego and Angela Alsobrooks joined all Republicans in voting in favor. Committee Chairman Tim Scott secured Democratic support at the last minute by allowing previously rejected amendments to be included. The bill will now be merged with the version earlier passed by the House Agriculture Committee, then submitted for a full Senate vote, and finally sent to the House for approval. The final passage of the bill still depends on further negotiations regarding measures to prevent the use of crypto and DeFi technologies in financial crimes, as well as ethical provisions restricting government officials from participating in the crypto industry.