Tax on data centers funds conservation, housing, and roads
H.R. 10102 — Data Center Community Reinvestment Act of 2026 · Filed by Andrea Salinas (D-OR) · Introduced Aug 13, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill adds a 1-cent tax on each kilowatt-hour of power. Large data centers pay this tax. The tax money splits five ways: conservation land, housing, toxic-waste cleanup, highways, and clean-energy loans. Data center companies pay the tax. The cost may be passed to people who use cloud services, streaming, and digital tools.
Who it affects
Citizens gain money for conservation, housing, roads, and clean-energy loans. People who use cloud services, streaming, and digital tools may pay higher prices. Data center companies face new costs.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say which communities get reinvestment money. The tax starts right away with no gradual phase-in.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Aug 13, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 13, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- data centers — Large buildings that hold computer servers and store digital information.
- kilowatt-hour — A measure of electrical power used over one hour.
- clean-energy loans — Money lent to help renewable energy and power projects.
- toxic-waste cleanup — Work to remove poison from land and water.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (4,281 characters) on Aug 14, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,206 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-17.
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