The Major Cities Chiefs Association, a nonprofit representing police chiefs from the largest cities in the United States, has thrown its support behind the CLARITY Act, the bipartisan cryptocurrency market structure bill working its way through Congress. The endorsement adds a new voice to the coalition pushing lawmakers to pass the legislation before the August recess.
In a statement, the MCCA said "the most recent changes to the legislation have earned MCCA's support," pointing specifically to newly added law enforcement provisions that it described as "a meaningful step toward improving the ability of law enforcement to investigate financial crimes involving digital assets."
A Bill That Nearly Stalled
The CLARITY Act previously passed the House of Representatives with substantial bipartisan support, but it faced deadlock through much of 2026 in the Senate, held up by disputes including banking industry concerns over stablecoin yield and ethics-related objections. The bill's path forward brightened after an updated version introduced last week added a provision barring government officials and their family members from issuing or promoting cryptocurrency — a change aimed squarely at conflict-of-interest criticism tied to the Trump family's crypto investments and its ties to World Liberty Financial.
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Pro organization of police executives representing the largest cities in the U.S. now officially endorse the passage of the Clarity Act: pic.twitter.com/r6YnaTrrW5
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"The most recent changes to the legislation have earned MCCA's support."
Momentum Builds Ahead of Recess
The police chiefs' group joins the National Fraternal Order of Police, which endorsed the bill last week, in a growing law enforcement coalition backing the legislation. On the Senate side, Democratic Senator Catherine Cortez Masto submitted suggested changes to the bill this week, a sign that negotiations are still active even as the clock runs down before lawmakers leave Washington for August recess.
Not every Democrat is on board. Some have said the current draft still falls short of addressing their concerns, leaving the bill's final fate uncertain even with law enforcement, major financial institutions, and other companies now lined up in support. Whether the added momentum is enough to get a vote scheduled before recess remains the central question in Washington's crypto policy fight this week.
