House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Power for the People Act of 2026
Official 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.
Sponsor: Rep. Paul Tonko D-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 9, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 9, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8241.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. TONKO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 63, April 9, 2026, Page H2831):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 9, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 30 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8241, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8241
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
27 cosponsors — 27 Democrats
0 of 27 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Becca Balint (D-VT), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Maxine Dexter (D-OR), Sarah Elfreth (D-MD), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Valerie Foushee (D-NC), John Garamendi (D-CA), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Glenn Ivey (D-MD), George Latimer (D-NY), Mike Levin (D-CA), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), April McClain Delaney (D-MD), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Johnny Olszewski (D-MD), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Lauren Underwood (D-IL).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Paul Tonko.
- H.R. 1355 (119th) Weatherization Enhancement and Readiness Act of 2025
- H.R. 8209 (119th) To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the school-based health centers grant program.
- H.R. 1106 (119th) Scientific Integrity Act
- H.R. 2586 (119th) Reentry Act of 2025
- H.R. 5762 (119th) New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act of 2025
- H.R. 5123 (119th) Indoor Air Quality and Healthy Schools Act of 2025
Related bills
- S. 3682 (119th) Power for the People Act of 2026Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.