U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10169: To prohibit the provision of Federal financial benefit for the construction, expansion, or substantial rehabilitation of data centers on prime farmland and other certain farmland.
Status: In committee, August 27, 2026
What the bill says
To prohibit the provision of Federal financial benefit for the construction, expansion, or substantial rehabilitation of data centers on prime farmland and other certain farmland.
From the introduced text, August 27, 2026:
A BILL To prohibit the provision of Federal financial benefit for the construction, expansion, or substantial rehabilitation of data centers on prime farmland and other certain farmland. SECTION 1. Prohibition on Federal financial benefit for the construction, expansion, or substantial rehabilitation of data centers on prime farmland and other certain farmland (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal agency may provide Federal financial benefit for the construction, expansion, or substantial rehabilitation of any data center (as defined in section 453(a)(1) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 17112(a)(1) )) that is (or is planned to be) located on land that is (or, immediately before such construction, expansion, or rehabilitation, was) described in section 1540(c)(1) of the Farmland Protection Policy Act ( 7 U.S.C. 4201(c)(1) ), if such construction, expansion, or substantial rehabilitation begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Federal financial benefit For purposes of this section, the term Federal financial benefit means-- (1) any Federal financial assistance (as defined in section 7501(a)(5) of title 31, United States Code), and (2) any Federal tax credit, Federal tax deduction, Federal accelerated depreciation allowance, Federal transferable tax, or other Federal financial benefit provided pursuant to Federal law.
Sponsors
- Mary Miller (R, HD-015) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Taxation
Common questions
- What is HB10169?
- HB10169 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): To prohibit the provision of Federal financial benefit for the construction, expansion, or substantial rehabilitation of data centers on prime farmland and other certain farmland.
- What does HB10169 do?
- In its own words: To prohibit the provision of Federal financial benefit for the construction, expansion, or substantial rehabilitation of data centers on prime farmland and other certain farmland.
- What is the status of HB10169?
- In committee as of August 27, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (August 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10169?
- Mary Miller (R, HD-015).
- Where is the official record for HB10169?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10169
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