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The bill limits legal challenges, shifts transmission costs to data centres and is unlikely to be voted on until after the 2026 midterm elections.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-10-01T01:05:15.222Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-30T22:31:45.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-01T01:05:15.222Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":68,"critic":95,"hype":15,"notes":{"trust":"Trust 68: many outlets and named senators corroborate the bipartisan deal, but no documents or figures are provided.","critic":"Critic 95: explains context, includes multiple quotes, clear facts, next steps, and coherent narrative.","hype":"Hype 15: language is measured; no sensationalism or clickbait observed."}},"tags":["#EnergyPolicy","#PermittingReform","#BipartisanBill","#DataCenters","#NEPA"],"entities":["Senator Shelley Moore Capito","Senator Martin Heinrich","National Environmental Policy Act","National Historic Preservation Act","Federal Energy Regulatory Commission"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Senators from both parties announced a bipartisan deal to accelerate permitting for new energy and infrastructure projects.","The legislation would limit lawsuits under NEPA and the National Historic Preservation Act.","Data centres would be required to pay all associated transmission costs.","A vote is not expected until after the November 2026 midterm elections."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"On 30 September 2026, senators from the Democratic and Republican caucuses said they had reached a bipartisan agreement to reform the federal permitting process for large energy and infrastructure projects. 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