HR6529Referred to Committee
Protecting Families from AI Data Center Energy Costs Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-12-09
Introduced
17
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Greg Landsman
Democrat · OH · Representative
Votes with party: 92.2% (580 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/L000601
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (17)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA-8)Original· 2025-12-09
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)Original· 2025-12-09
- Mike Levin (D-CA-49)Original· 2025-12-09
- Paul Tonko (D-NY-20)Original· 2025-12-09
- Dwight Evans (D-PA-3)· 2025-12-10
- Mike Quigley (D-IL-5)· 2025-12-10
- Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13)· 2025-12-16
- Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA-17)· 2025-12-17
- Steve Cohen (D-TN-9)· 2025-12-17
- John B. Larson (D-CT-1)· 2026-01-06
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12)· 2026-01-08
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT-5)· 2026-01-08
- Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA-24)· 2026-02-04
- André Carson (D-IN-7)· 2026-04-14
- Judy Chu (D-CA-28)· 2026-04-16
- Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA-38)· 2026-04-21
Latest Action
The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →
Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2025-12-09
Previously
- Energy and Commerce CommitteeReferred To · 2025-12-09
Plain-English Summary
This bill would likely limit or regulate how much electricity artificial intelligence data centers can use or how their energy costs are passed along to consumers and local communities. The goal appears to be protecting families from rising energy bills that could result from the massive power demands of AI operations. It would affect both the companies operating these data centers and the households in areas where they're built.
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Subjects
Energy
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