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House Passes Measures on Data Center Energy and Penny Minting as Senate Halts Power Bill
By Rhyter Times Desk · 34m ago
According to reporting from the New York Post, the House of Representatives approved the Ratepayer Protection Act, a bipartisan initiative addressing power for data centers, in a 417-3 vote. The legislation subsequently stalled in the Senate after Democratic Senator Martin Heinrich of New Mexico objected to a fast-track attempt led by Ohio Republican Senator Jon Husted.
Separately, Payments Dive reported that the House passed the Common Cents bill, legislation that formally concludes the minting of one-cent pieces and permits retailers to round charges to the nearest nickel. While the coins have already ceased production, this vote represents the second occasion on which the chamber has considered the proposal.
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Recent reporting outlines separate legislative moves within the House of Representatives. Although the chamber overwhelmingly approved a bipartisan data center energy bill that was subsequently blocked in the Senate, it also passed legislation to officially end penny minting and authorize nickel rounding.
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- Single Senate Dem torpedoes bipartisan data center power bill after House passes it 417-3
New york post · 2h ago
- House passes Common Cents bill
Payments dive · 2d ago
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