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H.R. 8241 (IH) - Power for the People Act of 2026
- Category
- Bills and Statutes
- Collection
- Congressional Bills
- SuDoc Class Number
- Y 1.6:
Y 1.4/6:
- Congress Number
- 119th Congress
- Congress Session
- 2nd Session
- Last Action Date Listed
- April 9, 2026
- Action
- Mr. Tonko (for himself, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Elfreth, Ms. Dexter, Mrs. Foushee, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Norton, Mr. Ivey, Mrs. McClain Delaney, Ms. McClellan, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Olszewski, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Quigley) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Bill Number
- H.R. 8241
- Bill Version
- Introduced in House (IH)
- Short Title
- Power for the People Act of 2026
- Full Title
- 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.
- Sponsors
- Paul Tonko(NY)
- Cosponsors
- Kathy Castor (FL); Steve Cohen (TN); Sarah Elfreth (MD); Maxine Dexter (OR); Valerie P. Foushee (NC); John Garamendi (CA); Daniel S. Goldman (NY); Stephen F. Lynch (MA); Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC); Glenn Ivey (MD); Mrs. McClain Delaney; Jennifer L. McClellan (VA); Kweisi Mfume (MD); Johnny Olszewski, Jr. (MD); Janice D. Schakowsky (IL); Mike Quigley (IL)
- Committees
- Committee on Energy and Commerce (Standing)
- United States Code References
- 16 U.S.C. 2602, 2621, 2622, 2634, 791a, 796, 824, 824d, 824e, 824o
and
824q
29 U.S.C. 152, 158 and 50
40 U.S.C. 3145 and Chapter 31
- Statutes at Large References
- 50 Stat. 664
64 Stat. 1267