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Did Susan Collins back data-center electricity-cost guardrails?

Matches stated direction. Collins cosponsored a data-center cost bill and supported advancing its House counterpart; the motion failed, and the proposal required consideration rather than universal adoption.

Susan M. Collins

Data-center cost guardrails

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Collins said she cosponsored and voted for data-center electricity guardrails.

What the record shows ·

She cosponsored S.5028 and voted to advance H.R.9340 on September 30, 2026; the motion failed 57–43.

Limit: It is not law; states would consider cost protections, not automatically adopt them.

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  1. WABI debate, 2026-10-13https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cXhqabYBF4&t=3498s

    WABI · Published Oct 13, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 28, 2026

    Paraphrase from the dated debate; timestamp links to the statement.

    candidate statement

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  2. S.5028 official cosponsorship and action history (document)

    U.S. Congress · Published Sep 22, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 28, 2026

    Collins cosponsored September 22, 2026; the bill has not become law.

    official legislative record

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  3. Senate roll 254, motion to proceed to H.R.9340, September 30, 2026https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1192/vote_119_2_00254.htm

    U.S. Senate · Published Sep 30, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 28, 2026

    Collins voted Yea; cloture failed 57–43.

    official legislative record

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  4. H.R.9340 House-passed text, Ratepayer Protection Acthttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr9340eh/html/BILLS-119hr9340eh.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Sep 16, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 28, 2026

    Requires considering electricity-cost standards, not their automatic adoption.

    official legislative record

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  5. H.R.9340 official action history (document)

    U.S. Congress · Published Sep 30, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 28, 2026

    The motion to proceed failed; the bill has not become law.

    official legislative record

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