28,000 Crypto Owners Deliver Petition Urging CLARITY Act Markup

On April 30, Stand With Crypto hand-delivered a petition with more than 28,000 signatures to Washington, asking the Senate Banking Committee to schedule a markup of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, commonly known as the CLARITY Act. The delivery took place in the nation’s capital and was part of an advocacy campaign aimed at committee members. The petition frames the request as a voter-backed demand for clearer federal rules governing digital assets.

In a post on X, the group wrote, “We’re watching. We’re organized. And we’re voting.” The organization later said the petition was submitted so signers could be heard directly by committee members and urged senators to move the bill forward for the millions of Americans who use or invest in digital assets.

Mason Lynaugh, executive director of Stand With Crypto, described bringing the community’s voice to Washington as an honor and described efforts to empower crypto owners nationwide. Stand With Crypto began as the Stand With Crypto Alliance on Aug. 14, 2023, with support from Coinbase.

The petition notes that users, developers and companies face regulatory uncertainty and asks the Senate Banking Committee to mark up the CLARITY Act to provide clearer legal rules. The petition links passage of the bill to expanded consumer protections, legal certainty for developers, broader adoption of digital asset technology and continued U.S. leadership in digital markets.

The CLARITY Act passed the House with bipartisan support in 2025. Related market-structure legislation cleared the Senate Agriculture Committee in January 2026. As of April 30, the Senate Banking Committee had not scheduled a markup date.

Debate over the bill in Congress and among stakeholders has focused on several contested provisions, including rules for stablecoin reward programs, ethics language for government officials, provisions affecting decentralized finance and how regulatory authority should be divided between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Stand With Crypto described the petition delivery as an effort to turn grassroots signatures into political pressure on senators to take up committee consideration. Committee members have not announced a vote date for markup.