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House Energy Committee Advances 29 Bills on AI, Drug Policy
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The House Energy Committee advanced 29 bills on 21 July, including the Ratepayer Protection Act and Affordable Innovation for the Grid Act, designed to shield residential consumers from electricity price increases driven by AI data centre demand. The markup also progressed legislation on synthetic opioids, Medicare transparency, biosimilar drug competition, and critical minerals supply chains.
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If you're building an AI data centre in the US, Congress just made it your problem to prove you won't spike residential electricity bills—and two bills advancing with bipartisan support mean statutory limits on cost-shifting are coming within months. The voluntary pledge from March wasn't enough; the Ratepayer Protection Act passed subcommittee 52-0 and is now on the floor.
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