Republican and Democratic senators have reached a bipartisan agreement to accelerate federal permitting for energy and infrastructure projects as AI-driven electricity demand increases, but the package faces resistance in the House. The measure would limit legal challenges under the National Environmental Policy Act and National Historic Preservation Act, ease interstate transmission-line siting, strengthen the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's review role, and require data centers to pay associated transmission costs. House Natural Resources ranking member Jared Huffman said most House Democrats are unlikely to support the legislation as written and urged lawmakers to resume negotiations after the November 3 midterm elections, when he expects Democrats could gain leverage by winning the House and possibly the Senate. The American Clean Power Association separately warns that clean-power growth may sharply decline in 2028 or 2029 if the administration continues blocking wind and solar permits.