# 119-hr-6179: Clean Cloud Act of 2025

119-hr-6179, Clean Cloud Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-25).

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- As of: 2026-04-25
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6179
- Congress: 119
- Title: Clean Cloud Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-25

## Summary

**Creates emissions-based fees and mandatory electricity reporting for large data centers and cryptomining facilities.** This bill would require annual facility and utility data collection and would charge fees when a facility's electricity emissions exceed regional baselines, with baselines tightening through 2035.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2026-01-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Higher fees for data centers and cryptomining: cost, high. If enacted, the bill would impose annual fees on owners of covered facilities and the utilities that serve them starting January 1, 2026. A facility fee would be its grid kWh times a base dollar amount times how much the facility's emissions intensity exceeds the regional baseline. The base is $20…
- Tighter regional grid emissions limits: cost, high. If enacted, the Administrator would publish each region's greenhouse‑gas intensity by December 31, 2025. That published number would be the baseline for calendar year 2026. For 2027 through 2034 each year's baseline would fall by 11% of the 2026 baseline. For 2035 and later the baseline would be se…
- Which facilities and greenhouse gases count: cost, low. If enacted, a 'covered facility' would mean a data center or cryptomining facility with more than 100 kilowatts of installed IT nameplate power. 'Data center' and 'electric utility' are defined by reference to existing laws. 'Region' would use the DOE National Transmission Needs Study (Oct. 30, 202…
- New rules for counting facility emissions: mixed, medium. If enacted, EPA (with EIA) would calculate each facility's greenhouse‑gas intensity for grid electricity and behind‑the‑meter power. Behind‑the‑meter, contracted generation, and retired energy attribute certificates would count only if they meet specific tests. Tests include commercial operation wi…
- Annual reporting for covered facilities: mixed, low. If enacted, EPA and the Energy Information Administration would collect annual facility and utility data starting in 2026. Reported items would include location, facility type, owner, serving utility, total grid and behind‑the‑meter electricity used, resource shares by source, PPA terms, and utilit…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6179 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6179)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6179 (as of 2026-04-25).