Bill · H.R. 8033· House(119-HR-8033)
No Harm Data Centers Act
- Introduced
- 3/20/2026
- Last activity
- 3/20/2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Sponsored by
- Greg Landsman
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The "No Harm Data Centers Act" aims to protect American families from the electricity costs caused by data centers. It defines a data center as a facility or group of facilities with a peak electricity demand exceeding 50 megawatts. The bill gives the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission the authority to ensure data centers pay the full costs of building and upgrading power infrastructure. It prohibits electric utilities from shifting these costs onto other retail customers. Additionally, the bill limits the use of nondisclosure clauses against public officials regarding data center construction. Finally, it directs the EPA to seek an assessment of how data centers impact the environment and public health.
Yes· 3 of 9
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+7
The bill prevents companies from using nondisclosure clauses to hide construction details from public officials.
Does this give the federal government more power?+6
The bill grants the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission sole authority to approve rates for data centers.
Would business owners be better off under this?+5
Small commercial businesses are protected from rising electricity rates caused by large data centers.
The opposite
Is this likely to grow the economy?-2
The bill imposes significant new costs and regulatory burdens on large-scale data center operations.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Economic Protection for Families: The bill seeks to ensure that residential and small commercial electricity customers are protected from being forced to pay for the infrastructure required by data centers (Section 2).
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Fair Cost Allocation: Data centers would be required to pay the full costs of constructing, upgrading, and expanding transmission, distribution, and generating facilities to meet their specific demand (Section 3(b)(2)).
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Prevention of Cost-Shifting: The bill prohibits covered electric utilities from passing the costs of data center infrastructure onto any customer other than the data center itself (Section 3(b)(2)).
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Increased Transparency: By making predispute nondisclosure clauses unenforceable against public officials, the bill allows for more transparency regarding the construction of data centers (Section 4).
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Environmental and Health Oversight: The bill mandates an assessment of how data centers affect noise pollution, air pollution, water consumption, water supply, carbon emissions, and waste (Section s 5).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Increased Penalties for Violations: Any person who violates the provisions regarding data center rates or orders could face civil penalties of up to $10,000,000 for each day the violation continues (Section 3(c)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+5Good For Low Income Households+4Good For Middle Class Households+4
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+7Increases Federal Power+6
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Environmental Protections+5
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support+5Improves Economic Growth-2
- Education And Technology
- Increases Scientific Research Funding+3
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Poverty Reduction+3
- 6/29/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/20/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced in House
John LarsonDemocrat · Connecticut