Senate Plots Its Final Week Before Elections with Potential Data Center Electricity Vote

Senate plots its final week before elections with potential data center electricity vote

The Senate will return next week to wrap up business before the November midterm elections, seeking to take action on an affordability issue and score a political win for one of their endangered incumbents. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., told reporters Thursday that a wide array of bills could potentially come to the floor […]

Senate could vote on data center utility costs bill, but might delay permitting reform

A vote on energy permitting reform legislation in the Senate now seems unlikely to happen before the upcoming midterm elections.

Senate GOP Eyes Data Center Vote Next Week

“Senate Republicans are discussing whether to call up a data center utility costs bill as they make plans to stay in Washington next week rather than beat an early exit before the midterms,” Politico reports. Semafor: Some Republicans push to prioritize Husted data center bill.

Exclusive: Some Republicans push to prioritize Husted data center bill

Republican senators have discussed the idea but made no final decision.