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title: "Sen. Josh Hawley Calls for Nationwide Moratorium on Data Center Construction"
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# Sen\. Josh Hawley Calls for Nationwide Moratorium on Data Center Construction

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**Published:** 2026-11-11T20:22:39.000Z
**Category:** Regulation
**Topics:** regulation

## Summary

Sen\. Josh Hawley is pushing for a nationwide moratorium on data center construction\. He stated that new construction should pause until Congress guarantees taxpayers will not face higher utility bills from the industry's expansion\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/us-politics/sen-josh-hawley-calls-for-nationwide-moratorium-on-data-center-construct-a403792f>)
- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/us-politics/sen-josh-hawley-calls-for-nationwide-moratorium-on-data-center-construct-a403792f>)