As of November 9, 2026, the Senate advanced the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026, aimed at speeding up permitting reviews to power data centers and other infrastructure projects. [1] The Senate voted 73-25 to formally take up the bill, which would shorten the timelines to get large energy projects initiated for both clean energy and fossil fuel projects. [2] It also ensures that data centers pay their fair share of the grid upgrades they require. [3] Major environmental groups have strongly opposed the measure, citing concerns about its limits on judicial review and changes to the National Environmental Policy Act and Endangered Species Act. [4] NEPA requires agencies to consider a project’s possible impacts and allows the public to be heard before a project is approved, but opponents state that this causes yearlong delays in federal permitting. The bipartisan group of senators who negotiated the bill released a detailed set of amendments designed to broaden bipartisan support for the legislation as of November 7, 2026.
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