Senators introduce bipartisan energy permitting reform bill

The U.S. Senate Energy and Public Works committee leaders have announced the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 to reform federal environmental review and permitting.

• The bill would provide permit certainty for energy and infrastructure projects absent extraordinary circumstances, law violations, or court order, and would add targeted reforms for energy projects.
• It would also require data centers to pay for all associated transmission costs; the bill text is available via a linked PDF, and the release presents the measure as a bipartisan agreement introduced on 2026-09-30.