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Data Center Community Reinvestment Act of 2026

USA119th CongressHR-10102| House 
| Updated: 8/13/2026
Andrea Salinas

Andrea Salinas

Democratic Representative

Oregon

Ways and Means Committee, Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
The "Data Center Community Reinvestment Act of 2026" proposes to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by establishing a new **excise tax** on electricity consumed by certain data centers. This tax would be levied at a rate of **1 cent per kilowatt-hour** on facilities primarily used for processing, storing, or transmitting digital information, provided they have a power capacity exceeding 1 megawatt. A key provision of the bill is the **allocation of the tax revenue**. The funds collected from this new excise tax are to be equally divided and appropriated to five distinct trust funds. Specifically, one-fifth of the revenue will go to the Land and Water Conservation Fund, the Housing Trust Fund, the Hazardous Substance Superfund, and the Highway Trust Fund. The remaining one-fifth of the revenue will be directed to a newly created **Energy Technology Trust Fund**. This new fund is intended to support the cost of guarantees under Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, thereby promoting energy technology development. The bill aims to generate dedicated funding streams for environmental, housing, infrastructure, and energy innovation initiatives by taxing the significant electricity consumption of large data centers.
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Timeline
Aug 13, 2026
Introduced in House
Aug 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.
  • August 13, 2026
    Introduced in House


  • August 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.

Data Center Community Reinvestment Act of 2026

USA119th CongressHR-10102| House 
| Updated: 8/13/2026
The "Data Center Community Reinvestment Act of 2026" proposes to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by establishing a new **excise tax** on electricity consumed by certain data centers. This tax would be levied at a rate of **1 cent per kilowatt-hour** on facilities primarily used for processing, storing, or transmitting digital information, provided they have a power capacity exceeding 1 megawatt. A key provision of the bill is the **allocation of the tax revenue**. The funds collected from this new excise tax are to be equally divided and appropriated to five distinct trust funds. Specifically, one-fifth of the revenue will go to the Land and Water Conservation Fund, the Housing Trust Fund, the Hazardous Substance Superfund, and the Highway Trust Fund. The remaining one-fifth of the revenue will be directed to a newly created **Energy Technology Trust Fund**. This new fund is intended to support the cost of guarantees under Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, thereby promoting energy technology development. The bill aims to generate dedicated funding streams for environmental, housing, infrastructure, and energy innovation initiatives by taxing the significant electricity consumption of large data centers.
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Timeline
Aug 13, 2026
Introduced in House
Aug 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.
  • August 13, 2026
    Introduced in House


  • August 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.
Andrea Salinas

Andrea Salinas

Democratic Representative

Oregon

Ways and Means Committee, Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted