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S. 3682 119th Congress Senate

Power for the People Act of 2026

Official title: A bill to promote the creation of data center load queues and data center-specific rate classes to mitigate the impact of data centers on other electricity consumers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 15, 2026 Introduced by: Chris Van Hollen Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
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Jan 15, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan 15, 2026
Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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 Lobbying activity 35

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE
    for EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
    for AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • PUGET SOUND ENERGY
    for PUGET SOUND ENERGY · Washington · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • XCEL ENERGY, INC
    for XCEL ENERGY INC · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • PPL CORPORATION
    for PPL CORPORATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC
    for EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3682: Power for the People Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3682/
MLA
"S. 3682: Power for the People Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3682/.
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S. 3682, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3682/.
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[S. 3682: Power for the People Act of 2026](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3682/)
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