# Landmark Bill Will Create ’24-Second Shot Clock’ To Unleash American Industry, Experts Say

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/landmark-bill-will-create-24-second-shot-clock-to-unleash-american-industry-experts-say/
- Published: 2026-11-10T18:17:42+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T19:41:58+00:00
- Original publisher: The Daily Caller (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://dailycaller.com/2026/11/10/permitting-bill-bottleneck-ted-ellis-ben-lieberman-ashley-brasfield
- Topics: Americas, Politics, World

## Key points

- Senate advances bipartisan permitting reform by 73-25.
- Experts say delays can increase costs and cancel projects.
- Bill would require data centres to fund their own electricity.

## Summary

Senate-backed permitting reform would set firmer time limits for challenges to construction projects, aiming to make approvals more predictable and reduce delays. At a panel, policy experts argued that prolonged uncertainty can raise costs, deter investment and ultimately make projects uneconomic, with knock-on effects for jobs and the cost of living.

The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act advanced in the Senate by 73 votes to 25, with support from nearly all Republicans and more than 20 Democrats. Ted Ellis cited the cancelled Atlantic Coast Pipeline, whose projected cost rose from $5 billion to $8 billion before developers abandoned it after years of delay, despite winning a Supreme Court case. The bill also includes a requirement that data centre developers pay for their own electricity; Ellis said the measure would preserve protections for historic sites, clean air and water.

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