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Protecting Families from AI Data Center Energy Costs Act

To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to hold a technical conference on protecting residential ratepayers from increased costs associated with large loads, and for other purposes.

Introduced Dec 9, 2025

Latest action (Jul 21, 2026) Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.

Referred to
Energy and Commerce Committee
Policy area
Energy
Issues
Economy & Taxes
Legislative subjects (7)
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesComputers and information technologyEnergy pricesFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)Infrastructure developmentPublic utilities and utility rates

Summary
  • Requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to hold a technical conference within 90 days to discuss protecting residential and small commercial ratepayers from increased electricity costs caused by large energy loads.
  • Mandates that the conference include representatives from utilities, transmission providers, state regulators, ratepayer advocates, and data centers.
  • Requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to submit a report to Congress within 180 days with recommendations and best practices resulting from the conference.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
19 cosponsors

Actions (8)
  1. Jul 21, 2026 Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0. · house
  2. Jul 21, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
  3. Jul 20, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
  4. Jun 24, 2026 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote. · house
  5. Jun 24, 2026 Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
  6. Dec 9, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
  7. Dec 9, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. · house
  8. Dec 9, 2025 Introduced in House

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  • S 3682 — Power for the People Act of 2026 · Introduced Jan 15, 2026 · Cong. 119 74%
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  • HR 9442 — Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act · Introduced Jun 24, 2026 · Cong. 119 73%
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Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Dec 9, 2025

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 9, 2025

Mr. Landsman (for himself, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Norton, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Tonko) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to hold a technical conference on protecting residential ratepayers from increased costs associated with large loads, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Protecting Families from AI Data Center Energy Costs Act”.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION TECHNICAL CONFERENCE ON INCREASED COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH LARGE LOADS.

(a) In General.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall hold a Commissioner-led technical conference with representatives from the Department of Energy, public utilities, transmission providers, State regulators, ratepayer advocates, large loads (including data centers used for artificial intelligence models), and such other participants as the Commission determines appropriate, on strategies and rate structures for protecting residential and small commercial ratepayers from increased costs associated with large loads.

(b) Report.—Not later than 180 days after the date on which the technical conference under subsection (a) concludes, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report containing recommendations and best practices resulting from such technical conference. <all>

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