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Stories / Issue · Sep 15 – Oct 2, 2026

Energy Project Permitting

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20Members · 7 D · 13 R
26Actions · 10 D · 16 R
18States & territories · NM · OK · CA · WY lead
8Bills named

How the conversation moved

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Sent lettersTo agencies, companies, officials 1
HearingsHeld, testified or questioned 1
StatementsResponses to news 4
CriticizedA policy, decision or person 1
PraisedCredit for a decision or person 3
Filed or pushed billsNew, reintroduced or passed 14
Other 2

Developing stories

4 threads · 11 of 26 actions

Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act

4 members

  1. Sep 30Gray praised Senate permitting reform agreement addressing environmental review delays.
  2. Sep 30Armstrong (R) praised bipartisan permitting reform package incorporating his priorities for faster federal approvals.
  3. Sep 30Capito (R) introduced bipartisan bill to reform federal environmental review and energy permitting processes.
  4. Oct 2Heinrich unveiled bipartisan bill to lower utility costs, create jobs, and require data centers to pay grid upgrade costs.

4 actions →

Modernizing Outdated Regulations to Expand American Fuel Act

3 members

  1. Sep 16Kelly advanced two bills on wildfire prevention and nuclear fuel production out of committee.
  2. Sep 30Peters praised Senate bipartisan permitting package including his clean energy bills.
  3. Oct 1Lummis (R) Senate passed bipartisan bill modernizing Nuclear Regulatory Commission uranium enrichment licensing.

3 actions →

Ratepayer Protection Act

2 members

  1. Sep 17James (R) voted for Ratepayer Protection Act requiring data centers to pay for grid upgrades.
  2. Sep 17Kelly (R) voted for Ratepayer Protection Act requiring data center companies to pay for electricity costs.

2 actions →

Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act

2 members

  1. Sep 16Cortez Masto secured Senate passage of bipartisan hydropower licensing transparency legislation.
  2. Sep 16Daines (R) Bipartisan hydropower licensing bill passed Senate, heading to president for signature.

2 actions →

Where they stand

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What each party did · Democrats 10 · Republicans 16

  • 1Sent letters0
  • 1Hearings0
  • 1Statements3
  • 1Criticized0
  • 2Praised1
  • 4Filed or pushed bills10
  • 0Other2

Most active

  1. DHeinrich NM3
  2. RArmstrong OK3
  3. DPeters CA2
  4. RLee FL2
  5. RMurkowski AK1
  6. DMarkey MA1
  7. RLummis WY1
  8. RKennedy UT1

By state

  • NM3
  • OK3
  • CA3
  • WY2
  • FL2
  • AK1
  • MA1
  • UT1

+10 more with fewer actions

Every action

26 actions · 26 releases
  1. Oct 2, 2026
  2. Oct 1, 2026
  3. Sep 30, 2026
  4. Sep 25, 2026
    • Statement

      DHeinrich NM

      Stated permitting reform negotiations are ongoing and a deal is achievable with proper legislative deliberation.

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  5. Sep 24, 2026
    • Statement

      RCramer ND

      Called for Congress to reform federal permitting laws blocking American manufacturing and infrastructure.

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    • Letter

      DPeters CA

      Urged Senate to finalize energy permitting reform package to accelerate renewable projects.

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    • Statement

      RGriffith VA

      Wrote op-ed supporting permitting reform to strengthen energy policy.

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  6. Sep 17, 2026
  7. Sep 16, 2026
  8. Sep 15, 2026
    • Bill

      DMcCollum MN

      Introduced bipartisan bill to establish pilot program for domestic critical mineral processing.

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