Congress is out of session until Monday, November 9 for the midterm campaign. No new roll-call votes until then; the last were the House on Sep 16 and the Senate on Sep 30.

Stories / Energy Project Permitting / Event · Sep 30 – Oct 2, 2026

Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act

Senator Heinrich and colleagues introduced the bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act to lower utility costs and streamline federal environmental review for energy projects. The bill requires data centers to pay for grid upgrades. Senator Baldwin opposed the data center provisions, while Senators Armstrong and Gray expressed support for the permitting reform components.

AI summary of the releases below · Oct 7, 2026

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5Members · 3 D · 2 R
7Actions · 6 D · 1 R
5States & territories · NM · WV · WI · OK lead
1Bills named

How the conversation moved

Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
Action typeWk ofSep 3Wk ofSep 10Wk ofSep 17Wk ofSep 245Wk ofOct 12Total
CriticizedA policy, decision or person 1
PraisedCredit for a decision or person 2
Filed or pushed billsNew, reintroduced or passed 3
Other 1

Where they stand

No member argued against another in this window

What each party did · Democrats 6 · Republicans 1

  • 1Criticized0
  • 1Praised1
  • 3Filed or pushed bills0
  • 1Other0

Most active

  1. DHeinrich NM4
  2. RCapito WV1
  3. DBaldwin WI1
  4. RArmstrong OK1
  5. DGray CA1

By state

  • NM4
  • WV1
  • WI1
  • OK1
  • CA1

Every action

7 actions · 8 releases
  1. Oct 2, 2026
    • Bill

      DHeinrich NM

      Unveiled bipartisan bill to lower utility costs, create jobs, and require data centers to pay grid upgrade costs.

      Release ↗

  2. Oct 1, 2026
    • Bill

      DHeinrich NM

      Introduced bipartisan bill to reform federal environmental review and permitting process.

      Release ↗

  3. Sep 30, 2026
    • Statement

      DHeinrich NM

      Outlined provisions of bipartisan energy and jobs legislation to deliver cheaper energy and economic growth.

      Release ↗

    • Bill

      DHeinrich NM, RCapito WV

      Heinrich and three colleagues introduced bipartisan bill reforming environmental review and permitting for energy projects.

      Release (2 members) ↗

    • Criticism

      DBaldwin WI

      Voted against data center energy cost legislation, vowing to push stronger protections.

      Release ↗

    • Praise

      RArmstrong OK

      Praised bipartisan permitting reform package incorporating his priorities for faster federal approvals.

      Release ↗

    • Praise

      DGray CA

      Praised Senate permitting reform agreement addressing environmental review delays.

      Release ↗

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