Brad Garlinghouse flies from Santa Monica to Van Nuys the week crypto legislation hits a critical Senate window

Brad Garlinghouse flew from Santa Monica Municipal Airport to Van Nuys Airport on May 20, a 35-minute hop across Los Angeles County in his Bombardier Global 6000, N100RP. The short flight, at low altitude and modest speed, suggests a local repositioning or a meeting in the San Fernando Valley rather than a cross-country trip.

The same week, Garlinghouse has been publicly warning that the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act is running out of time in the Senate. Speaking at Consensus Miami earlier this month, he said the weeks of May 11 and May 18 are decisive for the bill's survival, per [coindesk.com](https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/05/05/ripple-ceo-brad-garlinghouse-says-clarity-better-than-chaos-as-senate-hits-key-moment). A stablecoin yield compromise between Senators Thom Tillis and Angela Alsobrooks cleared a key hurdle, but Garlinghouse cautioned that if the Senate Banking Committee does not schedule a markup by the end of the third week of May, the bill's chances "drop precipitously," as [cryptews.com](https://cryptews.com/everything-brad-garlinghouse-said-at-xrp-las-vegas-his-best-ripple-and-xrp-quotes-358429) reported from his XRP Las Vegas appearance.

Garlinghouse, who maintains homes in both the Bay Area and Fort Lauderdale, has been shuttling between Miami, New York, and Los Angeles in recent weeks for policy discussions and industry events. The Van Nuys landing may be a quiet stop between public appearances as he continues to lobby for the bill he calls "clarity better than chaos."