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Senator Cynthia Lummis is calling the current push the last real chance to pass the CLARITY Act. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has also urged Congress to move the bill forward. The prediction market now shows a 56% chance of the CLARITY Act becoming law in 2026, down 9 points today. Senator Cynthia Lummis is turning up the pressure on Congress to pass the CLARITY Act, framing the current moment as the narrowest and most important window left for U.S. crypto market-structure legislation.  In two recent posts, she said Congress must act now and warned that failure could push the bill off the table until at least 2030. That message arrives as support broadens across Washington, and the prediction market shown in the chart prices the odds of enactment in 2026 at roughly 56%, down 9 points from the day before. The urgency is not coming from Lummis alone. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has publicly called on Congress to pass the CLARITY Act, arguing that unclear U.S. rules have already driven crypto development and investment toward jurisdictions with clearer frameworks.  Lummis Pushes a Now-or-Never Message Lummis is making the calendar the center of the story. Her latest posts focus on timing. She is arguing that Congress is close to losing its best chance to pass a full market-structure bill before election politics and floor-time constraints crowd the issue out. That warning matches the broader legislative backdrop. Coin Edition recently reported that the bill remains stuck after disputes over stablecoin-related rewards and other industry-bank tensions, even though House lawmakers already passed a version, and bipartisan support still exists around the need for a framework.  Washington’s Support Keeps Building The latest push is also drawing backing from other senior voices. SEC Chair Paul Atkins said “Project Crypto” is meant to ensure that once…

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