Bill bans federal money for big AI data centers.
S. 5689 — RECLAIM Act · Filed by Bernie Moreno (R-OH) · Introduced Oct 15, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill stops the federal government from giving tax breaks to large AI data centers. It also stops federal grants to them. Large means 100 or more megawatts of power. Large also means at least 50% AI chips. The bill puts a 100% tax on data center companies that get state or city money.
Who it affects
People may pay less in taxes overall. But people might pay more for electricity. People in areas that want data centers for jobs may be hurt.
One thing to notice
The bill only stops new data center deals. It does not stop deals that already happened. States might try to give data centers money in other ways.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Oct 15, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Oct 15, 2026 — Referred to committee · Congress.gov: “Under authority of the order of the Senate of September 30, 2026, ordered read twice and referred to the…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- data center — A big building full of computers that store and process information.
- megawatts — A measure of how much power something uses.
- AI chips — Computer parts made to run artificial intelligence programs fast.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (5,674 characters) on Oct 21, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,396 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 2026-10-22.
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