H.R. 6529 · 119th Congress

Protecting Families from AI Data Center Energy Costs Act

Introduced on Dec 9, 2025 by Greg Landsman (D-OH-1). 25 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Latest action (Jul 21, 2026): Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Dec 9, 2025
Cosponsors
25
1 from the other party
Policy area
Energy
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to hold a technical conference on protecting residential ratepayers from increased costs associated with large loads, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Advisory bodies
  • Computers and information technology
  • Energy prices
  • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
  • Infrastructure development
  • Public utilities and utility rates

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Greg LandsmanD-OH-1Sponsor

Democrats · 24

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Dec 9, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Dec 9, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Dec 9, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
  4. Dec 9, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  5. Jun 24, 2026 · HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. Jun 24, 2026 · HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  7. Jul 20, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Jul 21, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  9. Jul 21, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION3 reports
    $6.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS, LLC$17.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. American Federation of Teachers2 reports
    $900K reported (all issues)
  3. AI Supply Chain Alliance (informal coalition)1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  4. AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE1 report
    $2.8M reported (all issues)
  5. Clean Energy Buyers Association (formerly RENEWABLE ENERGY BUYERS ALLIANCE)1 report
    $300K reported (all issues)
  6. Corporate Energy Buyers Association (fka Clean Energy Buyers Association)1 report
    $210K reported (all issues)
  7. Electricity Customer Alliance1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  8. LG Electronics USA, Inc.1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  9. NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)1 report
    $980K reported (all issues)
  10. Pacific Gas and Electric Company1 report
    $3.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY$9.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.