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Senate Data Center Bill Falls Short Ahead Of Midterm Recess

The Senate also considered the Stop Insider Trading Act, which would prohibit members of Congress from purchasing individual stocks. That measure faces a similar filibuster hurdle.

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Chuck Schumer, Senate Dems block bill to address AI data center costs. Pic via(@nypost)

A Senate vote on legislation addressing concerns over data center costs faced a major hurdle Wednesday as lawmakers took their final votes before leaving Washington for a five-week recess ahead of the midterm elections.

Senate Republicans pushed a procedural vote on the Ratepayer Protection Act, sponsored by Sen. Jon Husted of Ohio. The bill, which passed the House 417-3, faces a 60-vote threshold in the Senate.

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Husted has argued that his measure provides a path to addressing concerns over the impact of data centers on electricity costs. Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, have criticized the legislation as lacking meaningful enforcement.

The Senate also considered the Stop Insider Trading Act, which would prohibit members of Congress from purchasing individual stocks. That measure faces a similar filibuster hurdle.

The votes represent lawmakers’ final efforts to advance legislation on affordability, data centers and congressional stock trading before senators return to their states for campaign activities.

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