# 119-s-3852: GRID Act

119-s-3852, GRID Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3852
- Congress: 119
- Title: GRID Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-02-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**This bill would bar new large data centers from relying on the electric grid and would **prioritize residential ratepayers** when measuring and offsetting data-center impacts.** - Households: It forces regulators to prioritize residential ratepayers when deciding whether a data center can avoid raising local electric rates and allows credits or other offsets to be used to protect household bills. - New data center developers: It would prohibit building or operating data centers that draw power from the grid unless all energy comes from captive or on-site non‑grid sources. The rule targets centers with a power demand of 20 megawatts or more and sets civil penalties of at least $1 million per day for violations. - Existing data centers, utilities, and workers: Grid-connected centers could stay on-grid for up to 10 years if they win a yearly Zero Rate Effect Certificate after a Secretary of Energy review of grid impacts. The bill also requires public disclosure of utility use, leases, incentives, and any Rate Effect Credit deals, and it requires a project labor agreement for construction of power sources.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Disclosure rules and who is covered: benefit, medium. Not later than 90 days after enactment, the Secretary would set national public-disclosure rules for data centers. Covered entities would have to report land purchases made to build or expand data centers and related transactions with sellers or government entities. Utilities and covered entities w…
- New large data centers must be off-grid: cost, medium. This bill would bar covered entities from building or operating a new data center that draws power from the electric grid starting 180 days after enactment. All energy, including backup, would have to come from on-site or captive non-grid sources. New on-site power projects would have to follow emi…
- Zero Rate Effect certificate for existing centers: mixed, medium. For 10 years after enactment, this bill would let existing large data centers stay on the grid only if they hold an annual Zero Rate Effect Certificate. Covered entities would apply to the Secretary, who would study many cost and grid metrics and must prioritize protecting residential ratepayers. T…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-2613: Warehouse Worker Protection Act
- 119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025
- 119-s-4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026
- 119-s-2398: Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act
- 119-s-1829: STOP CSAM Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-3852 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3852)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-2613: Warehouse Worker Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2613)
- [119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-237)
- [119-s-4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4429)
- [119-s-2398: Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2398)
- [119-s-1829: STOP CSAM Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1829)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3852 (as of 2026-09-10).