What if the Sept 15 CLARITY Act cloture vote passes cleanly? Celebrate, but keep the champagne on ice. It only opens the floor. It is not the law. Still left after that: 1. Senate debate and a second 60-vote cloture 2. Final Senate passage (51 votes) 3. House approval of the Senate version (218 votes) 4. Presidential signature Best case: signed late September or early October. Don’t bank on that. Hold the cork until the ink dries.