U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10467: Data Center Fairness Fee Act of 2026
Status: In committee, September 16, 2026
To amend the Clean Air Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency to impose and collect a charge on the total annual electricity consumption by certain facilities from the owners or operators of such facilities.
What the bill says
To amend the Clean Air Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency to impose and collect a charge on the total annual electricity consumption by certain facilities from the owners or operators of such facilities.
From the introduced text, September 16, 2026:
A BILL To amend the Clean Air Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency to impose and collect a charge on the total annual electricity consumption by certain facilities from the owners or operators of such facilities. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Data Center Fairness Fee Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Charge on data center electricity use Part A of title I of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: SECTION 139. Electricity charge on applicable facilities (a) Applicable facility electricity charge (1) In general For each calendar year, beginning with calendar year 2027, the Administrator shall impose and collect a charge on the total electricity consumption for such calendar year by an applicable facility from the owner or operator of such applicable facility. (2) Charge amount The amount of a charge imposed and collected under paragraph (1) for a calendar year for an applicable facility shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying-- (A) the number of kilowatt-hours of electricity consumed by the applicable facility during the calendar year, including electricity consumed from electricity generation assets located behind the power meter of the applicable facility; and (B) $0.01. (b) Additional charge for high-Pollution applicable facilities (1) In general …
Sponsors
- Paul Tonko (D, HD-020) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Environmental Protection
Common questions
- What is HB10467?
- HB10467 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Data Center Fairness Fee Act of 2026.
- What does HB10467 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Clean Air Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency to impose and collect a charge on the total annual electricity consumption by certain facilities from the owners or operators of such facilities.
- What is the status of HB10467?
- In committee as of September 16, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (September 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10467?
- Paul Tonko (D, HD-020).
- Where is the official record for HB10467?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10467
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