Power for the People Act of 2026
Latest action · Apr 9, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 9, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 9, 2026 to Sep 16, 2026; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | April McClain Delaney | Original | Apr 9, 2026 |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Original | Apr 9, 2026 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 9, 2026 |
| D-MD | Glenn Ivey | Original | Apr 9, 2026 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Apr 9, 2026 |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Original | Apr 9, 2026 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | Apr 9, 2026 |
| D-MD | Johnny Olszewski, Jr. | Original | Apr 9, 2026 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Apr 9, 2026 |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Original | Apr 9, 2026 |
| D-OR | Maxine Dexter | Original | Apr 9, 2026 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Apr 9, 2026 |
| D-MD | Sarah Elfreth | Original | Apr 9, 2026 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Apr 9, 2026 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Apr 9, 2026 |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | Original | Apr 9, 2026 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Apr 20, 2026 | |
| D-NY | George Latimer | Apr 20, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Apr 21, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Apr 22, 2026 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Apr 27, 2026 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Apr 30, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Jun 18, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Jul 22, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Kristen McDonald Rivet | Aug 27, 2026 | |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Sep 1, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Sep 16, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 9, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 9, 2026Introduced in House
- Apr 9, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 63, April 9, 2026, page H2831.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R49326 | Data Centers and the Electricity Grid: Frequently Asked Questions | Report | Sep 1, 2026 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3682 | Power for the People Act of 2026 | Related bill | Jan 15, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Power for the People Act of 2026
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 9, 2026Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
