# 119-hr-9419: Power and Water for Families Act of 2026

119-hr-9419, Power and Water for Families Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5] (R-WA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-22).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9419
- Congress: 119
- Title: Power and Water for Families Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5] (R-WA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-22

## Summary

**Managing very large electricity loads**. This bill would set new standards for non‑residential customers behind a single interconnection with peak demand of 100 megawatts or more, require utilities to recover the full incremental cost of upgrades, and require upfront financial assurances. It would also create two 30% tax credits to spur additive generation and water reuse projects. - Other utility customers and households would be protected from shouldering upgrade costs because large-load customers must cover full incremental upgrade costs and provide financial guarantees before work proceeds. - State regulatory authorities and nonregulated utilities would have to consider and potentially adopt rules that encourage additive generation options for large loads, including long-term contracts, capacity allocations, or market-based approaches, with set decision timeframes and carve-outs for prior comparable actions. - Businesses and utilities that build qualifying additive generation or water reuse projects could claim a 30% credit (48G for additive generation, 48F for water reuse) subject to verification, recapture, and transfer-property rules that limit improper claims.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tax credit for extra power projects: benefit, high. If enacted, this would create a 30% tax credit for qualifying additive generation investments placed in service for projects that support a covered large-load facility. The extra capacity must exceed the facility's projected peak demand, be under a binding long-term contract of at least 10 years to…
- Tax credit for industrial water recycling: benefit, high. If enacted, this would create a 30% tax credit for qualified water reuse investments placed in service for qualifying projects. Eligible projects include onsite water recycling systems in industrial, manufacturing, data center, or food processing facilities; replacing freshwater with municipal recy…
- Utilities must consider sharing extra power: benefit, medium. If enacted, state utility regulators and nonregulated utilities would have to start a proceeding on the new large-load standard within 1 year and finish decisions within 2 years (unless the State already acted). The bill would require utilities to consider rates, contracts, tariffs, or other mechan…
- New rules for very large electricity customers: cost, low. If enacted, a "large-load customer" would be any non-residential customer with facilities behind one interconnection that total 100 megawatts or more and that requests or signs a contract on or after enactment. The bill would require utility rates for those customers to recover the full, incrementa…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-4895: Afghan Adjustment Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2619: No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-9419 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9419)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-4895: Afghan Adjustment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4895)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-2619: No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2619)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9419 (as of 2026-07-22).