New Mexico U.S. Sen. Heinrich and colleagues announce bipartisan regulatory reform bill
Whitehouse described the agreement as a milestone and said senators still had to review the bill and could offer amendments.

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Sen. Martin Heinrich and bipartisan Senate colleagues announced the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act, which its sponsors say would speed permitting for energy and infrastructure projects and lower energy costs. They described the announcement as an initial step, with Senate colleagues still to review the bill.
Heinrich said he helped introduce the bill after negotiating it for much of the Congress. Its fact sheet lists expanded Federal Energy Regulatory Commission authority over major interstate power lines, transmission planning requirements, and a requirement for data centers to pay their fair share. It also proposes review deadlines for environmental assessments and impact statements and a formal role for Tribes in assessing effects on historic and cultural resources. The sponsors say the measures would support cheaper energy and job creation.
Heinrich pointed to the SunZia project, which he said took 17 years to permit and build, as an example of slow permitting. Capito said she hoped the package would receive the first Senate vote after the mid-November break, while Whitehouse said senators would review the bill and could offer amendments.
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28 OUTLETSSenate negotiators reached a bipartisan permitting deal. Whitehouse, who took part in the negotiations, said questions about wind and solar approvals remained. Left-leaning outlets cast the agreement as a threat to environmental protections and a benefit to fossil-fuel interests, foregrounding advocates’ criticism of Whitehouse’s support. Center outlets describe the deal’s aim to speed project approvals and explain its provisions, while noting unresolved wind and solar questions and competing reactions. Right-leaning outlets focus on the proposed reduction in time to challenge energy projects and the delayed vote, alongside Whitehouse’s call for clarity on wind and solar.
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