DATA Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, DATA Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers. The main policy domain is Energy, Technology, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H342C99A8606D44AC8DA1D20439F82925: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Decentralized Access to Technology Alternatives Act of 2026 or the DATA Act of 2026.
- Section H76D418398A94410C8145CDB5BDED767B: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term bulk-power system has the meaning given the term in section 215(a) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o(a)). The term...
- Section HAF630F42DD22474EB3EBC494D4916217: 3. Federal Power Act exemption A consumer-regulated electric utility— shall be exempt from regulation under the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.),...
- Section H82D77B892FC44E74B53ACB275DB9EB4E: 4. Exemption of new CREUs from FERC and DOE regulation Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a consumer-regulated electric utility that begins operations...
- Section H9892C543E5EF4189AB2C0F4BF5CCD26A: 5. PURPA exemption Section 210 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 824a–3) is amended by adding at the end the following: (o)...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, DATA Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Technology, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, DATA Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Mr. Begich (for himself, Mr. Crenshaw, and Mr. Owens) introduced …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_energy"
- → Secretary of Energy
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
any entity that— purchases electricity at retail from a consumer-regulated electric utility
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