A Democratic bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Data Center Community Reinvestment Act of 2026 proposes an amendment to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. It establishes a new excise tax on data center electricity consumption. This tax is set at 1 cent per kilowatt-hour for facilities that primarily process, store, or transmit digital information and have a power capacity or load exceeding 1 megawatt. The revenue collected from this tax is to be divided into five specific allocations. These funds are distributed among the Land and Water Conservation Fund, the Housing Trust Fund, the Hazardous Substance Superfund, the Highway Trust Fund, and the newly created Energy Technology Trust Fund.
Yes· 3 of 9
- Scored +5
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?
Revenue is allocated to the Land and Water Conservation Fund and the Hazardous Substance Superfund.
- Scored +5
Does this put more money into wind, solar and other renewable power?
The bill creates an Energy Technology Trust Fund to support energy-related guarantees.
- Scored +5
Does this repair or build roads and bridges?
The bill allocates revenue to the Highway Trust Fund.
The opposite
- Scored -5
Would business owners be better off under this?
The bill imposes a new electricity excise tax on large-scale data centers.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Funding for Land and Water Conservation: One-fifth of the taxes collected will be appropriated to the Land and Water Conservation Fund (Section 2, subsection b, paragraph 1).
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Support for Housing: One-fifth of the tax revenue will be directed to the Housing Trust Fund (Section 2, subsection b, paragraph 2).
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Environmental Cleanup: One-fifth of the funds will be added to the Hazardous Substance Superfund (Section 2, subsection b, paragraph 3).
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Infrastructure Support: One-fifth of the collected taxes will be allocated to the Highway Trust Fund (Section 2, subsection b, paragraph 4).
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Energy Technology Development: One-fifth of the taxes will go to the Energy Technology Trust Fund to provide the cost of guarantees under title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Section 2, subsection b, paragraph 5).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- New Tax Burden on Data Centers: A tax of 1 cent per kilowatt-hour will be imposed on any data center that primarily contains electronic equipment for digital information and has a maximum rated power capacity or total peak power load exceeding 1 megawatt (Section 2, subsection a).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this better protect air, water and wildlife? — Revenue is allocated to the Land and Water Conservation Fund and the Hazardous Substance Superfund. Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests? — Revenue is provided to the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Does this repair or build roads and bridges? — The bill allocates revenue to the Highway Trust Fund. Does this put more money into wind, solar and other renewable power? — The bill creates an Energy Technology Trust Fund to support energy-related guarantees.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this raise the taxes companies pay? — The bill imposes a new excise tax on data centers for electricity consumption.
- Education And Technology
- Does this put more rules on large technology companies? — The bill imposes a specific excise tax on high-capacity data centers.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this give the federal government more power? — The bill implements a new federal excise tax on data center electricity consumption.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this make housing cost less? — The bill allocates one-fifth of the new tax revenue to the Housing Trust Fund.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — The bill funds the Housing Trust Fund which can assist low-income households. Would business owners be better off under this? — The bill imposes a new electricity excise tax on large-scale data centers.
- 8/13/2026
- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced in House