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House lawmakers are set to address several politically charged issues before the midterm elections, including voting on a bipartisan bill aimed at tech companies’ data center costs, sanctions against Russia, and measures related to ending U.S. involvement in Iran. Democrats plan to push for impeachment articles over Trump’s handling of immigration agencies but face opposition within their own party. Meanwhile, there is debate over a Russia sanctions bill that Democrats argue could harm Americans by expanding presidential tariff powers without mandating sanctions on Russia.
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The House is back in Washington for its final week before the November midterm elections, with lawmakers set to confront three politically charged issues before heading home to campaign: rising energy costs tied to data centers, sanctions on Russia, and President Donald Trump’s war in Iran.
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lawmakers → set → Iran
The four-day session gives lawmakers one last opportunity to act on several major pieces of legislation before the House leaves Washington through Election Day.
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House → give → Day
First up, the bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act is scheduled to come up for a vote as early as Tuesday.
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Act → schedule → Tuesday
Introduced by Reps. Gabe Evans (R-CO) and Kathy Castor (D-FL), the bill would require tech companies to pay for the infrastructure and energy required to construct data centers.
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bill → introduce → centers
Even if the bill passes the House, it will face an uphill path to Trump’s desk this Congress.
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it → pass → desk
Similar legislation by Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) has yet to advance in the Senate, which has just three weeks before recessing ahead of the November election.
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which → have → election
The House is readying to vote for a bipartisan Russia sanctions bill named after the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.
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House → ready → Graham
The measure, which passed the Senate earlier this year, would penalize not only Russian oligarchs propping up Moscow’s war machine, but also give President Donald Trump the ability to levy tariffs on countries still buying Russian oil.
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which → pass → oil
Democrats have seized on the new tariff authority as their reason for opposing the measure.
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Democrats → seize → measure
“House Democrats are rock solid in our support for Ukraine, but the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act would do more harm than good,” House Foreign Affairs Committee ranking member Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Ways and Means Committee ranking member Richard Neal (D-MA), and Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) wrote in a statement.
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Meeks → sanction → statement
“This bill would dramatically expand presidential tariff authorities while failing to mandate sanctions on Russia, both of which are unacceptable.
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both → expand → which
These flaws would raise Americans’ prices while undermining support for Ukraine in the long term.”
Opposition to the tariff authority prevented swift passage of the measure in the House earlier this month.
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Opposition → raise → House
Outside of stunting Trump’s tariff powers, Democrats are also planning to force a vote this week on bringing an immediate end to the Iran war.
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Democrats → stunt → war
Two prior votes to end the war and restrict Trump’s war powers passed the House in June and July thanks to GOP defections.
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votes → end → defections
Yet, similar votes have failed in the Senate.
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votes → fail → Senate
Democrats are pushing forward anyway, however, hoping to put GOP lawmakers on defense one last time before the November elections.
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Democrats → push → elections
The House’s packed final week could also be complicated by another effort to impeach Trump.
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week → complicate → Trump
Retiring Rep. Al Green (D-TX) announced Monday that he intends to force a vote on articles of impeachment accusing Trump of abusing his authority in his handling of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection.
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he → retire → Immigration
House Democratic leaders have not embraced Green’s latest impeachment push, setting up the prospect of an intraparty fight just weeks before Election Day.
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