Support guardrails for data centers so they pay the full costs of electric system upgrades and do not pass those costs on to families and businesses.

“With multiple data center proposals in Southern and Eastern Kentucky, we need proper guardrails in place to make sure no costs are added to the skyrocketing utility bills for families and businesses in our rural region,” said Congressman Rogers. “As AI technology growth continues to boom, we need a strategy in place that locks in benefits for Rural America, while also protecting families and businesses from footing the bill.”

Rogers said data center growth requires guardrails and a strategy to protect rural families and businesses from paying data center-related utility costs.

Congressman Rogers Votes to Protect Ratepayers, Implement Guardrails for Data Centers - Press Releases - U.S. Congressman Hal Rogers
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"Roll Call 312 | Bill Number: H. R. 9340"; "Status: Passed"; "Rogers (KY) | Rogers (KY) | Republican | KY | Yea"

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official House roll call for H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, shows Rogers voted Yea; this is concrete support but not final enactment.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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"I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 9340"; "Therefore, I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The objection is heard."

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Congressional Record shows a Senate unanimous-consent attempt to pass H.R. 9340 was objected to, so the House-passed guardrails had not been enacted as of this refresh.

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CREC-2026-09-17-pt1-PgS4775.pdf
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"-- Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 57 - 43. Record Vote Number: 254"; "-- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate."

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official Senate floor activity shows H.R. 9340, the House-passed Ratepayer Protection Act, failed to advance on cloture and the motion to proceed was withdrawn, so the federal guardrails were not enacted by this refresh.

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U.S. Senate: Senate Floor Activity - Wednesday, September 30, 2026
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"A rate charged, or entered into, by an electric utility for providing electric service to a large-load customer shall be designed to recover from the large-load customer the full, incremental cost of any generation, transmission, or distribution upgrade necessary to serve the load of such large-load customer"

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official Senate-calendar version of H.R. 9340 contains the promised guardrail requiring large-load customers such as data centers to cover full incremental grid-upgrade costs, but the bill remained a proposal rather than enacted law.

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H.R. 9340 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS) - Ratepayer Protection Act
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"The Senate will convene for a pro forma session at 3:30 p.m. No business is expected."

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): In the lookback window, the Senate schedule showed only a pro forma session with no business expected, leaving H.R. 9340 without new Senate action or enactment.

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U.S. Senate Daily Press - Home
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"Question: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 9340 )"; "Vote Result: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected"; "YEAs 57"; "NAYs 43"

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official Senate roll-call records show the House-passed Ratepayer Protection Act failed to advance on cloture, so Rogers's supported guardrail effort remained unenacted as of this refresh.

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U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 119th Congress - 2nd Session
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