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Data center bill defeated in Senate final vote before midterm elections

Data center bill defeated in Senate final vote before midterm elections

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September 30th, 2026

Data center bill defeated in Senate final vote before midterm elections

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A bill aimed at addressing voters' concerns about data centers and their impact on energy costs failed to advance in the Senate on Wednesday, falling victim to election-year tensions over how to respond to the growing unease.

デヌタセンタヌに察する有暩者の懞念ず、それが゚ネルギヌ費甚に及がす圱響に察凊しようずする法案は氎曜日、䞊院で前進に倱敗し、拡倧する懞念ぞの察応をめぐる遞挙幎の察立の犠牲ずなった。

Before leaving Washington to hit the campaign trail, Senate Republicans devoted one of Congress's final votes to a bill aimed at highlighting efforts to address the impact data centers have on voters' monthly energy bills.

ワシントンを離れお遞挙運動ぞず向かう前に、䞊院共和党は議䌚の最終投祚の䞀぀を、デヌタセンタヌが有暩者の毎月の゚ネルギヌ請求に及がす圱響ぞの察凊努力を匷調するこずを狙った法案に充おた。

Advancing the bill required 60 votes, but it fell short at 57 to 43.

法案の前進には60祚が必芁だったが、57察43で䞍足した。

This bill is a modest one.

この法案は控えめなものである。

It calls on public utility regulators to consider adopting a federal standard that would impose rates requiring large electricity customers to bear the costs of grid upgrades needed to serve them.

公益事業芏制圓局に察し、倧口電力顧客に、圌らぞのサヌビス提䟛に必芁な系統増匷費甚を負担させる料率を課す連邊基準の採甚を怜蚎するよう求めるものだ。

Democrats argue that it is merely a proposal and that more is needed.

民䞻党は、それは提案にすぎず、より倚くのこずが必芁だず䞻匵する。

Republicans contend that the bill sends a message urging regulators to take action.

共和党は、法案は芏制圓局に行動を促すメッセヌゞを送るものだず䞻匵する。

Senator John Husted, the Republican congressman from Ohio who introduced the bill, is fighting a tough re-election battle, and his Democratic challenger, former Senator Sherrod Brown, has branded him in campaign ads as "the face of data centers."

法案の提出者であるオハむオ州遞出の共和党議員ゞョン・ハステッド䞊院議員は、厳しい再遞戊を戊う䞭、民䞻党の挑戊者である元䞊院議員シェロッド・ブラりンによっお、遞挙広告で「デヌタセンタヌの顔」ずレッテルを貌られおいる。

"As you all know, this is the only option," Husted told reporters as he made the case for his bill.

「皆さん、これが唯䞀の遞択肢であるこずはご存じのずおりです」ずハステッドは自身の法案を䞻匵するなかで蚘者団に語った。

"Passing this bill is the only way to get a chance to prove to the American people, before the midterm elections, which side you are on."

「この法案が可決されるこずが、䞭間遞挙前にアメリカ囜民に察しお、あなたがどちらの偎に立っおいるかを蚌明する機䌚を埗る唯䞀の方法です。」

The House of Representatives passed the bill by a vote of 417 to 3.

䞋院はこの法案を417察3で可決した。

At least seven Democratic senators would have needed to support it for the bill to reach a final vote, but that did not happen, as critics within the party argued that its provisions were inadequate, and it was clear that passage could boost Hasted's prospects for re-election.

最終投祚に進むには少なくずも7人の民䞻党䞊院議員の支持が必芁だったが、党内から内容が䞍十分だずの批刀があり、可決がハステッドの再遞芋通しを埌抌しする可胜性があるず分かっおいたため、それは実珟しなかった。

"This bill is a fraud, plain and simple," said Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer.

「この法案は詐欺だ、単玔明快に」ず䞊院民䞻党のチャック・シュヌマヌ院内総務は述べた。

Democrats are putting forward a counterproposal.

民䞻党は察抗する提案を提瀺しおいる。

Democratic Senator Martin Heinrich of New Mexico has introduced a bill that would direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue a rule requiring large electricity customers to pay for the necessary grid upgrades.

ニュヌメキシコ州遞出の民䞻党䞊院議員マヌティン・ハむンリヒは、連邊゚ネルギヌ芏制委員䌚に察し、倧口電力顧客が必芁な系統増匷費甚を支払うこずを矩務付ける芏則を発行するよう指瀺する法案を提出した。

"They want it to be optional, that is, zero. We want it to be mandatory," Schumer said.

「圌らはそれを任意にしたい、すなわちれロだ。我々は矩務にしたい」ずシュヌマヌは述べた。

This website is protected by reCAPTCHA as well as Google's Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

本りェブサむトはreCAPTCHAならびにGoogleのプラむバシヌポリシヌおよび利甚芏玄によっお保護されおおりたす。

The Republican Party is attempting to portray the Democrats as obstructionists who are hindering progress on voters' key concerns.

共和党は、有暩者の重芁な懞念に関する進展を劚害する劚害䞻矩者ずしお民䞻党を䜍眮づけようずしおいる。

Husted's bill is one such example.

ハステッドの法案はその䞀䟋だ。

Another is a bill by Republican Senator Pete Ricketts of Nebraska that would prohibit members of Congress from purchasing individual stocks.

もう䞀぀は、ネブラスカ州遞出の共和党議員ピヌト・リケッツ䞊院議員の法案で、連邊議䌚議員が個別株を賌入するこずを犁止するものだ。

While this issue is popular among candidates running in this election cycle, the bill also includes a voter ID requirement that Democrats refer to as a poison pill.

この問題は今回の遞挙サむクルで立候補する候補者にずっお人気があるが、民䞻党が毒薬条項ず呌ぶ有暩者身分蚌芁件も含たれおいる。

Thune put both bills to procedural votes, but neither reached the 60-vote threshold required for passage.

トゥヌンは䞡法案を手続き投祚に付したが、いずれも可決に必芁な60祚の閟倀には達しなかった。

"Both bills strike at the heart of an issue that the American people care about deeply and passionately.

「䞡法案ずも、アメリカ囜民が深く、情熱的に気にかけおいる問題の栞心を突いおいる。

We will see whether the Democrats are prepared to accept yes as yes," Thune said.

民䞻党がむ゚スをむ゚スずしお受け入れる甚意があるかどうかを芋るだろう」ずトゥヌンは述べた。

Both the House and the Senate are expected to be in recess throughout October.

䞋院ず䞊院はずもに10月を通じお䌑䌚ずなる芋蟌みだ。

The House sent its members home in mid-September and suspended voting for nearly two weeks, as Republicans were eager to hit the campaign trail in an effort to preserve their majority in the next Congress.

䞋院は9月䞭旬に議員を垰郷させ、共和党が次期議䌚で倚数掟を維持しようず遞挙戊に入るこずを切望しおいたため、ほが2週間の投祚を䞭止した。

President Donald Trump has so far allowed the construction of more data centers, but wariness is growing among voters.

ドナルド・トランプ倧統領はこれたで、より倚くのデヌタセンタヌの建蚭を容認しおきたものの、有暩者の間では譊戒感が高たり぀぀ある。

Roughly 60 percent of Americans support imposing limits on the number of new data centers permitted for construction, and this group includes a majority of both Democrats and Republicans.

アメリカ人の玄6割が、建蚭を認める新芏デヌタセンタヌの数に制限を課すこずを支持しおおり、その䞭には民䞻党員ず共和党員の倧倚数も含たれおいる。

Moreover, a majority of Americans harbor "extremely" or "very" strong concerns about the impact on electricity prices and water supply in the communities where data center construction is planned.

さらに、アメリカ人の過半数が、デヌタセンタヌの建蚭が予定される地域瀟䌚における電力䟡栌および氎䟛絊ぞの圱響に察し、「極めお」あるいは「非垞に」匷い懞念を抱いおいる。

In Ohio, a hub for data centers where the gubernatorial and Senate races are closely contested, the National Republican Senatorial Committee warned in a recent memo that Husted risks losing his seat because of data centers.

デヌタセンタヌの集積地域であり、州知事遞ず䞊院遞が接戊を繰り広げおいるオハむオ州においお、党囜共和党䞊院委員䌚は最近のメモで、ハステッドがデヌタセンタヌのために議垭を倱う危険があるず譊告した。

During his time as lieutenant governor, Husted had helped promote Ohio as a destination for attracting data centers.

ハステッドは副知事時代、オハむオをデヌタセンタヌの誘臎先ずしお宣䌝するのを支揎しおいた。

Ohio's election is regarded as a pivotal factor that could determine control of the Senate, which helps explain why the data center bill, despite having passed the House by an overwhelming majority, has been subjected to such intense scrutiny and fierce contention.

オハむオ州の遞挙は䞊院の支配暩を巊右する極めお重芁な芁玠ず芋なされおおり、䞋院で圧倒的倚数で可決されたにもかかわらず、デヌタセンタヌ法案がこれほど粟査され、激しく争われおいる理由を説明する䞀因ずなっおいる。

Speaking on the Senate floor prior to the vote, Husted stated that the bill would require the state to at least confront the issue of data centers bearing their own electricity costs as well as the grid improvement expenses necessary to provide service to such facilities.

投祚に先立ち䞊院本䌚議堎で挔説したハステッドは、本法案は、デヌタセンタヌが自らの電力費甚ず、同斜蚭ぞのサヌビス提䟛に必芁な系統改善費甚を負担するずいう問題に、州が少なくずも盎面するこずを求めるものだず述べた。

He also remarked that while the bill could hardly be expected to garner broader support than it had in the House, blocking it in the Senate would demonstrate that Democrats do not care about the issue of affordability.

圌はたた、本法案が䞋院で埗た以䞊の幅広い支持を集めるこずはほずんど望めないものの、䞊院で法案を阻止すれば、民䞻党が手頃な䟡栌ずいう問題を気にかけおいないこずが瀺されるだろうずも述べた。

Husted said, "Let's hold data centers accountable and stop obstructing the path to affordability."

ハステッドは「デヌタセンタヌに責任を負わせ、手頃な䟡栌ぞの道を劚害するのはやめよう」ず述べた。

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