US House Passes Ratepayer Protection Act: What Is It, What Would It Do and Who Voted Against It?

US House passes Ratepayer Protection Act: What is it, what would it do and who voted against it?

The House approved the Ratepayer Protection Act in a 417-3 vote, aiming to prevent households from bearing electricity costs for large AI data centers.

US House passes Ratepayer Protection Act: What is it, what would it do and who voted against it? - THE LOCAL REPORT ARTICLES

The US House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed the Ratepayer Protection Act (RPA). It is a bipartisan bill designed to shield residential electricity customers from footing the bill for grid upgrades required by large data centers. The Ratepayer Protection Bill was first introduced by Rep. Gabe Evans (R-Colorado) and co-sponsored by Rep. Kathy Castor […]

“Data Centres Should Pay Their Own Electricity Infrastructure Costs” — US House Passes Ratepayer Protection Act

The United States House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation aimed at preventing households and small businesses from bearing the electricity and infrastructure costs associated with the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence data centres. The House approved the Ratepayer Protection Act, H.R. 9340, by a vote of 417-3 on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, as […]

House Republicans Pass the Ratepayer Protection Act - Speaker of the House Mike Johnson

Legislation ensures companies building data centers are responsible for the electricity and infrastructure upgrades necessary to power them WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson issued the following statement after the House passed Rep. Gabe Evans’ Ratepayer Protection Act, legislation to ensure companies building large data centers – not hardworking American families – are responsible for the electricity and infrastructure […] The post House Republicans…