# 119-hr-6983: PRICE Act

119-hr-6983, PRICE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ); status introduced (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6983
- Congress: 119
- Title: PRICE Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-01-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-17

## Summary

**This bill would require data centers to generate all the electricity they consume.** It sets phased clean-energy targets and authorizes civil penalties for violations. - Data center operators that consume at least 50 megawatts per day would need to ensure they generate as much electricity as they consume each year. - The bill names solar, wind, battery storage, green hydrogen, hydropower, and geothermal as acceptable clean energy sources and would increase demand for those technologies. - The Secretary of Energy would have 30 days after enactment to establish an administrative penalty process, and violations could incur fines up to $100,000 per day.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2026-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New clean-power rules for large data centers: cost, medium. This bill would require covered data centers to generate all the electricity they use each year. A "data center" would be a facility described in the Energy Independence and Security Act that uses at least 50 megawatts per day. Starting January 1, 2035, at least 75 percent of that self-generated po…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8798: Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-6983 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6983)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [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)
- [119-hr-8798: Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8798)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6983 (as of 2026-10-17).