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Nov 11, 2026

Senate energy permitting bill advances as Johnson says House has votes to pass it

Speaker Mike Johnson said he expects the House to pass the bipartisan Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act permitting reform bill, while the Senate is set to take up amendment votes next week.

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▪The energy permitting legislation, the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act, has drawn support from labor unions, the oil sector, and clean energy developers, while requiring data center developers to fund power grid upgrades
▪Environmental groups oppose the Senate energy permitting bill, the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act, asserting it would expedite approval of data centers and oil and natural gas drilling projects under the National Environmental Policy Act
▪U.S. Senator Adam Schiff and a group of Senate Democrats proposed an amendment to strike National Historic Preservation Act provisions from the energy permitting bill, the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act, to protect tribal resources

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