Bill removes tax breaks for big data centers.
H.R. 10448 — Reverse Big Ugly Tax Breaks for Data Centers Act · Filed by Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI) · 29 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 16, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill stops two tax breaks for large data centers. First, it ends bonus depreciation. This lets data centers write off equipment costs fast. Second, it bars data centers from using Qualified Opportunity Zone tax credits. These rules apply to data centers built after the bill passes.
Who it affects
Data center companies and their investors pay more taxes. The federal government gets more money from taxes. The bill does not change prices people pay for data services.
One thing to notice
Data center companies may rush to build equipment before the bill passes. They want to use the old tax breaks one last time.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
29 cosponsors: 29 Democrats.
- Sep 16, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 16, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- bonus depreciation — A tax rule that lets companies write off equipment costs fast.
- Qualified Opportunity Zone tax credits — Tax breaks for money invested in poor or struggling areas.
- data centers — Big buildings full of computers that store and process information.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,279 characters) on Sep 24, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,985 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 2026-09-25.
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