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Issue record

Energy and utility bills

In short

Janelle Stelson's campaign wants communities to decide on data centers without being sued, and accountability for utility rate hikes. Scott Perry's campaign backs Pennsylvania natural gas, hydroelectric and nuclear power and new clean technology for energy independence. Perry voted for a 2024 nuclear reactor law and to bar a president from banning fracking, which did not become law. His 2025 bill to repeal nuclear and clean energy tax credits has not left committee.

Campaign positions

What each campaign says.

Janelle Stelson

Wants communities able to approve or reject data centers without being sued, and accountability on utility rate increases.

Scott Perry

Supports a mix of energy sources, including Pennsylvania natural gas, hydroelectric and nuclear power and new clean technologies, to make the country energy independent.

Evidence timeline

What the record shows.

  1. official action

    Scott Perry: Matches stated direction

    Fracking bills he backed were not enacted. He backed the 2024 ADVANCE law and filed a stalled nuclear/clean-energy credit repeal. No hydroelectric vote is on the card.

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    His campaign says Pennsylvania's natural gas, hydroelectric and nuclear power are key to making the country energy independent. He voted for the Lower Energy Costs Act in 2023, which passed the House 225-204. It would have barred a president from banning fracking without an act of Congress. He cosponsored that part as its own bill, which passed the House 229-188 in 2024. Neither became law. In 2024 he voted for S. 870, which carried the ADVANCE Act on advanced nuclear reactors. It passed the House 393-13 and became law. In 2025 he sponsored a bill to repeal federal energy tax credits, including those for nuclear power and clean electricity. Limit: Neither fracking bill became law, and his tax-credit bill has not left committee. No vote on hydroelectric power is on this card.

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Sources9 source records

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  1. Janelle Stelson for Congress, prioritieshttps://janellestelson.com/priorities/

    Friends of Janelle Stelson · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Captured 2026-10-01; about 3,000 words under eleven headings. Much of it is about Perry, which is out of scope here.

    candidate statement

    For: Janelle Stelson: campaign position

  2. Patriots for Perry, issueshttps://patriotsforperry.com/issues/

    Patriots for Perry · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Captured 2026-10-01; 1,060 words under twelve headings. Undated; several passages still refer to the Biden-Harris administration.

    candidate statement

    For: Scott Perry: campaign position; Scott Perry: Matches stated direction

  3. House roll call 182, 2023 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On passage of H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, 2023-03-30. Passed 225-204. Perry (P000605) recorded Yea. It did not become law.

    official legislative record

    For: Scott Perry: Matches stated direction

  4. H.R. 1 (118th Congress), Lower Energy Costs Act, engrossed texthttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr1eh/html/BILLS-118hr1eh.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Section 10002 bars a president from declaring a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing without an act of Congress.

    official legislative record

    For: Scott Perry: Matches stated direction

  5. H.R. 1121, Protecting American Energy Production Act (118th Congress)https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1121

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Sponsored by Rep. Duncan. Perry was an original cosponsor on 2023-02-21. Passed the House 229-188 on 2024-03-20 (roll 93); received in the Senate and referred to the Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

    official legislative record

    For: Scott Perry: Matches stated direction

  6. House roll call 93, 2024 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On passage of H.R. 1121, the Protecting American Energy Production Act, 2024-03-20. Passed 229-188. Perry (P000605) recorded Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Scott Perry: Matches stated direction

  7. House roll call 194, 2024 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On the motion to suspend the rules and pass S. 870, as amended, 2024-05-08. Passed 393-13. Perry (P000605) recorded Yea. S. 870 became Public Law 118-67, which includes the ADVANCE Act.

    official legislative record

    For: Scott Perry: Matches stated direction

  8. Public Law 118-67 (Fire Grants and Safety Act; ADVANCE Act of 2024)https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-118publ67/html/PLAW-118publ67.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Division B is the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy Act of 2024, the ADVANCE Act.

    official legislative record

    For: Scott Perry: Matches stated direction

  9. H.R. 310, Restoring Energy Market Freedom Act (119th Congress)https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/310

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Introduced 2025-01-09 by Rep. Perry; referred to Ways and Means, no further action. The Congressional Research Service summary lists the credits it repeals, including the clean electricity production credit and the zero-emission nuclear power production credit.

    official legislative record

    For: Scott Perry: Matches stated direction