# 119-hr-9655: FAIR Data Act

119-hr-9655, FAIR Data Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9655
- Congress: 119
- Title: FAIR Data Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-15

## Summary

**Prohibits electric utilities from recovering the costs of grid upgrades and other expenses tied to large data centers from residential and small business electric customers.** It would also set deadlines, reporting rules, and funding conditions to enforce and monitor that standard. - Families and small businesses: Households and small commercial electric customers would not bear costs that a State-regulated investor-owned utility incurs to serve a "covered data center." Covered data centers are defined as sites or aggregations with peak demand over 75 megawatts. - State regulatory authorities: States would have to begin considering the standard within 6 months and complete their decision within 1 year while preserving prior proceedings that substantially conform to the new rules. - Covered utilities and data centers: Utilities could not recover data-center related upgrade costs from residential or small business rates, and owners of covered data centers must provide annual reports on community cost impacts. - Federal oversight and conditions: The Department of Energy funding to state regulators would require certification that costs won’t be shifted to households, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission must report annually to Congress on rate and reliability effects.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- No data‑center costs on home bills: benefit, medium. If enacted, covered investor-owned utilities would be barred from recovering any costs tied to covered data centers from residential or small business electric customers. This ban would expressly include costs to upgrade generation, transmission, or distribution to meet data center demand. A 'cover…
- Federal grants and reports tied to data centers: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Department of Energy would not give administrative or technical assistance funds to a State regulator for a fiscal year unless the State certifies it will not let utilities recover data‑center costs from residential or small business rates. States would also have to require covered…
- State utility review deadlines set: benefit, medium. If enacted, each State utility regulator would have 6 months to start considering the new PURPA standard for covered utilities and 1 year to complete consideration and make a determination. If a State misses those deadlines, the standard would be considered in the first rate proceeding begun after…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act
- 119-hr-9401: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-9655 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9655)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2086)
- [119-hr-9401: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9401)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9655 (as of 2026-08-15).