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 just advanced the President Trump-backed Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 by a decisive 73-25 vote, invoking cloture on the motion to proceed and clearing a major hurdle toward final passage. The post 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 appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
TL;DR
- 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.