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Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] · R–IL
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-08-27 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This bill would deny federal financial benefits for building, expanding, or substantially rehabilitating data centers on certain farmland. It would affect projects whose relevant work begins after enactment, including projects on land that qualified immediately before the work began. The restriction would cover federal financial assistance and tax benefits. It would restrict federal support, rather than prohibit construction itself; the covered data centers and farmland depend on definitions in other laws.
no Federal agency may provide Federal financial benefit for the construction, expansion, or substantial rehabilitation of any data center
(as defined in section 453(a)(1) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17112(a)(1))) that is (or is planned to be) located on land that is (or, immediately before such construction, expansion, or rehabilitation, was) described in section 1540(c)(1) of the Farmland Protection Policy Act (7 U.S.C. 4201(c)(1)), if such construction, expansion, or substantial rehabilitation begins after the date of the enactment of this Act.
any Federal financial assistance (as defined in section 7501(a)(5) of title 31, United States Code)
any Federal tax credit, Federal tax deduction, Federal accelerated depreciation allowance, Federal transferable tax, or other Federal financial benefit provided pursuant to Federal law.
The proposed prohibition would bind every federal agency and apply notwithstanding other laws. It covers construction, expansion, and substantial rehabilitation of data centers.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal agency may provide Federal financial benefit for the construction, expansion, or substantial rehabilitation of any data center
Coverage would depend on existing statutory definitions of data centers and farmland. The restriction would reach both existing and planned data-center locations, and land that qualifies either currently or immediately before the relevant work.
any data center (as defined in section 453(a)(1) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17112(a)(1))) that is (or is planned to be) located on land that is (or, immediately before such construction, expansion, or rehabilitation, was) described in section 1540(c)(1) of the Farmland Protection Policy Act (7 U.S.C. 4201(c)(1))
The restriction would apply when the relevant construction, expansion, or substantial rehabilitation begins after enactment. The bill does not supply a calendar date for that trigger.
if such construction, expansion, or substantial rehabilitation begins after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Federal financial benefits would include financial assistance as defined in an existing statute, tax credits, tax deductions, accelerated depreciation allowances—tax allowances for recognizing an asset’s cost sooner—and other federal financial benefits. The list also includes the term “Federal transferable tax,” without explaining it.
For purposes of this section, the term Federal financial benefit means— (1) any Federal financial assistance (as defined in section 7501(a)(5) of title 31, United States Code), and (2) any Federal tax credit, Federal tax deduction, Federal accelerated depreciation allowance, Federal transferable tax, or other Federal financial benefit provided pursuant to Federal law.
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated September 22, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on August 27, 2026.
Source snapshot updated 2026-09-22T15:13:34Z. 2026-08-27: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 2026-08-27: Introduced in House
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Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2026-08-27. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
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Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
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Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
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