382,000-Member Police Group Supports Revised Crypto CLARITY Act

The 382,000-member Fraternal Order of Police endorsed the revised CLARITY Act after lawmakers added protections for criminal investigations, suspicious transaction holds, and digital asset seizures, even as Senate Democrats withheld support from the latest draft.

The National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) has endorsed the latest version of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act after lawmakers revised provisions that had raised concerns about cryptocurrency-related prosecutions.

Founded in 1915, the FOP describes itself as the largest law enforcement labor organization in the United States, representing more than 382,000 active and retired officers. Its size gives the group a prominent voice in federal debates affecting policing, criminal investigations, and officer resources.

Revisions clarified that protections for certain noncontrolling software developers and decentralized technologies would not curtail investigations, prosecutions, or the application of established criminal statutes.

The revised bill would protect digital asset companies and stablecoin issuers from liability when they voluntarily delay suspicious transactions or act at law enforcement’s request. Temporary holds could give investigators time to prevent losses, trace stolen assets, and disrupt illicit transfers.

Title IX would establish a grant program to strengthen state and local digital asset enforcement capabilities, create a law enforcement and national security training program, establish a digital asset cyber innovation center, and fund research into emerging technologies used in cryptocurrency-related crime. The provisions also include initiatives aimed at protecting older Americans from fraud and improving coordination among federal, state, and local agencies.

Although the seven lawmakers pledged to continue negotiations, Republicans are expected to need Democratic votes to reach the 60-vote threshold typically required to invoke cloture if the legislation faces a filibuster. The timing of a floor vote will depend on whether negotiators can resolve the remaining political and regulatory disputes.