Clean Cloud Act of 2025
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill expands a neutral technical change provision: 2. Findings Congress finds that— data centers are estimated to account for approximately— 1 percent of global electricity demand; and 4 percent of United States electricity, reduces a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 3. Emissions from power consumption of data centers and cryptomining facilities Part A of title I of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) is amended, and reduces a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 139. Emissions from power consumption of data centers and cryptomining facilities In this section: The term covered facility means a data center or cryptomining. It relies on appropriations, grants, and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Energy.
Who Benefits and How
The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.
Who Bears the Burden and How
No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.
Key Provisions
- Expands a neutral technical change provision: 2. Findings Congress finds that— data centers are estimated to account for approximately— 1 percent of global electricity demand; and 4 percent of United States electricity...
- Reduces a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 3. Emissions from power consumption of data centers and cryptomining facilities Part A of title I of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) is amended...
- Reduces a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 139. Emissions from power consumption of data centers and cryptomining facilities In this section: The term covered facility means a data center or cryptomining...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill expands a neutral technical change provision: 2. Findings Congress finds that— data centers are estimated to account for approximately— 1 percent of global electricity demand; and 4 percent of United States electricity, reduces a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 3. Emissions from power consumption of data centers and cryptomining facilities Part A of title I of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) is amended, and reduces a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 139. Emissions from power consumption of data centers and cryptomining facilities In this section: The term covered facility means a data center or cryptomining.
Key Policy Areas
Energy
Primary Purpose
The bill expands a neutral technical change provision: 2. Findings Congress finds that— data centers are estimated to account for approximately— 1 percent of global electricity demand; and 4 percent of United States electricity, reduces a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 3. Emissions from power consumption of data centers and cryptomining facilities Part A of title I of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) is amended, and reduces a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 139. Emissions from power consumption of data centers and cryptomining facilities In this section: The term covered facility means a data center or cryptomining.
Policy Domains
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Whitehouse (for himself and Mr. Fetterman) introduced the following …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and …
Introduced in Senate
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_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_energy"
- → Secretary of Energy
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a facility used to mine or create cryptocurrencies or other blockchain based digital assets, which may be— a freestanding structure
a facility used to mine or create cryptocurrencies or other blockchain based digital assets, which may be—(A)a freestanding structure
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