Congressman Flood Celebrates House Passage of the Ratepayer Protection Act

Image September 17, 2026 Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mike Flood released the following statement celebrating the House passage of the bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act. Congressman Flood is a co-sponsor the bill, which helps prevent data center energy costs from being pass along to consumers. “Congress has a responsibility to ensure consumers have commonsense protections from artificial intelligence without putting the brakes on American innovation. I’m happy to cosponsor the bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act, and I am glad to see it pass the House,” said Congressman Flood . “This legislation will protect our energy grid and address the growing costs data centers can place on hardworking families and small businesses. No Nebraska ratepayer should subsidize a Big Tech company's expansion.” More information on the Ratepayer Protection Act can be found here . Text of the legislation is available here . Issues : What Rep. Flood is doing in Congress What Rep. Flood is doing to grow American agriculture and energy What Rep. Flood is doing to grow America’s economy