Investing.com – U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune has taken procedural steps to advance a landmark bill establishing a comprehensive regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies, setting up a pivotal vote following Congress’s summer recess.

The move marks a critical push to hand U.S. President Donald Trump and the digital asset industry a major legislative triumph.

Thune, a Republican, filed early Saturday morning to set up a key procedural motion on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act when the Senate returns in mid-September, according to official notices on the U.S. Senate Press Gallery website, Reuters said.

If passed, the legislation would give the crypto sector its long-sought first federal…