# Hawley calls for Senate to pass data center moratorium

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3 outlets covering · First listed: The Hill, Nov 11, 2026, 6:08 PM · Read it: <https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6214878-hawley-calls-gop-data-center-moratorium/>

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is calling on the Senate to pass a moratorium on data center construction in the period before Republicans lose the majority, the first GOP senator to call for the move nationwide. The Missouri senator listed his five priorities for his party in a post to the social platform X, including passing…

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- Nov 11, 2026, 12:45 PM: [In first for a GOP senator, Hawley calls for data center moratorium](<https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy-and-environment/4800312/josh-hawley-republican-data-center-moratorium/>) — Washington Examiner (Magazine, United States)
  Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) called for a federal data center moratorium as part of a broad list of GOP priorities over the next six weeks, becoming the first Republican in the Senate to join Democrats in backing such a policy. “Senate Republicans trying to figure out what to do in the next 6 weeks?” Hawley
- Nov 11, 2026, 2:45 PM: [Senator Hawley backs nationwide data center construction moratorium](<https://cryptobriefing.com/senator-hawley-backs-nationwide-data-center-construction-moratorium/>) — Crypto Briefing (Specialist)
  Hawley's support may shift legislative dynamics, potentially leading to broader state-level moratoriums and increased scrutiny on data center costs.
- Nov 11, 2026, 6:08 PM: [Hawley calls for Senate to pass data center moratorium](<https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6214878-hawley-calls-gop-data-center-moratorium/>) — The Hill (Newspaper, United States)
  Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is calling on the Senate to pass a moratorium on data center construction in the period before Republicans lose the majority, the first GOP senator to call for the move nationwide. The Missouri senator listed his five priorities for his party in a post to the social platform X, including passing…