On October 1, the US Senate engaged in a partisan debate over artificial intelligence data centers and electricity costs. A data center-related bill proposed by Republicans failed to pass in a procedural vote on Wednesday. The bill aimed to require state-level utility regulators to take measures to prevent new data centers from causing residential electricity prices to rise. The vote results showed that the bill received 57 votes in favor and 43 against, falling short of the required 60-vote threshold, with only 4 Democratic senators expressing support. Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer criticized the bill as 'political theater,' arguing that it only proposed voluntary standards and lacked actual regulatory requirements. Republicans countered that the bill aimed to address public concerns about rising electricity costs for data centers and had already gained broad support in the House of Representatives. With the acceleration of AI data center construction and growing electricity demand, this issue has become a significant topic in the US midterm elections. According to the Cook Political Report's analysis based on AdImpact data, political ad spending related to data center issues has exceeded $53 million.