Senate Advances President Trump-Backed American Affordability and Jobs Act in Overwhelming 73-25 Vote — Major Step Toward Unleashing American Energy Dominance and Cutting Red Tape

The U.S. Senate has advanced the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 with a 73-25 vote, a significant step towards reforming federal permitting rules that have delayed energy, mining, and infrastructure projects. Championed by President Trump, the legislation overhauls environmental review processes, imposing strict deadlines, narrowing review scope, and limiting judicial challenges to expedite project approvals. Key provisions ensure data centers bear the full cost of new grid infrastructure, speed up HUD housing funds, and streamline historic preservation reviews for federally backed housing projects.

• The U.S. Senate advanced the American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 by a 73-25 vote.
• The bill overhauls NEPA, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, and National Historic Preservation Act to speed up project approvals.
• It imposes strict deadlines on environmental reviews and limits judicial challenges.
• Data centers will be required to pay the full cost of new grid infrastructure they need.
• The legislation aims to speed up at least $10 billion annually in HUD housing money by streamlining reviews.
• Automatic historic preservation reviews will end for many federally backed housing projects.
• The bill requires coordinated regional planning for power lines and strengthens federal authority to override state or local blocks on interstate transmission.