U.S. House · 119th Congress · H.R. 8241
Power for the People Act of 2026
To promote the creation of data center load queues and data center-specific rate classes to mitigate the impact of data centers on other electricity consumers, and for other purposes.
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- Sponsor
- Paul TonkoD-NY-20
- Introduced
- April 9, 2026, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Energy (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
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Cosponsors (27)
27 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Kathy CastorD-FL-14
- Steve CohenD-TN-9
- Maxine DexterD-OR-3
- Sarah ElfrethD-MD-3
- Valerie P. FousheeD-NC-4
- John GaramendiD-CA-8
- Daniel S. GoldmanD-NY-10
- Glenn IveyD-MD-4
- Stephen F. LynchD-MA-8
- April McClain DelaneyD-MD-6
- Jennifer L. McClellanD-VA-4
- Kweisi MfumeD-MD-7
- Eleanor Holmes NortonD-DC-AL
- Johnny Olszewski, Jr.D-MD-2
- Mike QuigleyD-IL-5
- Janice D. SchakowskyD-IL-9
Signed on later
- George LatimerD-NY-16April 20, 2026
- Betty McCollumD-MN-4April 20, 2026
- Veronica EscobarD-TX-16April 21, 2026
- Mark DeSaulnierD-CA-10April 22, 2026
- Becca BalintD-VT-ALApril 27, 2026
- Chellie PingreeD-ME-1April 30, 2026
- Mike LevinD-CA-49June 18, 2026
- Lauren UnderwoodD-IL-14July 22, 2026
- Kristen McDonald RivetD-MI-8August 27, 2026
- Brittany PettersenD-CO-7September 1, 2026
- Madeleine DeanD-PA-4September 16, 2026