Clerk roll call 312 on H.R. 9340 passed 417-3. Deseret News said the bill targets data centers of at least 100 megawatts. Roll Call said states must consider, not adopt, the PURPA standards, and named the three no votes.
The Office of the Clerk recorded roll call 312 on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, on 16 September 2026 at 18:53 as a motion to suspend the rules and pass, as amended: 417 yea, 3 nay, 12 not voting. Republicans voted 210-0, Democrats 206-3, and one Independent voted yea. Status: Passed. Deseret News and Roll Call both reported the same 417-3 tally.[1], [2]
Deseret News said the requirements would specifically target data centers that use at least 100 megawatts of electricity at one site or campus, that those rates would remain intact if the center cancels an agreement, and that the rates must be paid before the utility begins constructing the upgrades. It said state regulators would consider rates so a qualifying data center pays the full extra cost of grid upgrades, including if it later stops buying power.[2], [1]
Roll Call reported that H.R. 9340, introduced by Rep. Gabe Evans of Colorado and Rep. Kathy Castor of Florida, would amend the 1978 Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act so states must consider federal ratepayer standards intended to keep upgrade costs from other energy consumers. It does not require states to take those regulations on. The House Energy and Commerce Committee had sent the bill out 52-0 in June. The three nay votes named were Democrats Summer Lee, Rashida Tlaib and Delia Ramirez. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said a Senate path could require unanimous consent.[3], [1]
