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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress must refuse to provide any additional funds or exceptional regulatory support to companies or financial institutions facing insolvency or financial collapse due to exposures to acute stress within the artificial intelligence market and must provide support to all harmed Americans instead. (H.R.1642, US)
Expresses opposition to bailouts and liability shields for insolvent AI companies; supports aggressive Federal action to directly protect workers and consumers from bearing costs due to financial stresses caused by AI companies going under; and commits to reform to prevent bubbles and ensure that the burdens of bubbles bursting are justly distributed. [Data center financing…
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Make Data Centers Pay Act (H.R.10809, US)
Prohibits electricity utility costs caused by data centers being recovered from other customers. Contracts etc. to require full recovery of costs from data centers regardless of early termination of service. Data centers to provide financial assurance to cover costs of construction / upgrades to electricity infrastructure before work commences.
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Recapturing Excessive Corporate Largesse through Accountability and Incentive Measures (RECLAIM) Act (S.5689, US)
Prohibits Federal incentives for large AI-focused data center development. Neutralizes State and local incentives by establishing a tax for the data centers equal to the amount of these incentives.
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Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (S.5653, US)
[A large permitting reform package that seeks to speed the development of energy, infrastructure and other major projects. Sections 2107 and 2114 deal specifically with data centers.] Directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to require utilities to charge data enters full costs of transmission service. A lower cost of transmission service is to be established…
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Data Center Transparency Act of 2026 (S.5640, US)
Directs EPA to report quarterly on the impacts of data centers on air quality and water quality, availability and cost; on greenhouse gas emissions and their impacts on overburdened communities, electricity and water consumption; data center growth and impacts on residential energy costs. Report to be made public.
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Energy Cost Fairness and Reliability Act of 2026 (H.R.10579, US)
Directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to establish standard interconnection procedures for large loads (esp. for data centers) requesting to interconnect to the interstate transmission system, including: requiring covering all costs of interconnection; assigning network upgrades; maintaining reliability; requiring demand flexibility; requiring large load customer to arrange for new generation to meet its demands; queue…
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Reverse Big Ugly Tax Breaks for Data Centers Act (H.R.10448, US)
Excludes data centers from two existing tax breaks.
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No Secrets for Data Centers Act of 2026 (H.R.10570, US)
Voids nondisclosure clauses regarding building data centers. Prohibits receiving public incentives that are conditioned on nondisclosure of information about building data centers.
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