Question 1

What does HR8033 do?

Accepted Answer

The No Harm Data Centers Act represents a comprehensive legislative effort to address the economic and environmental impacts of large-scale data centers on electric utility systems and ratepayers. The bill fundamentally restructures the regulatory framework governing how data centers pay for electricity and infrastructure costs by transferring rate approval authority from state public utility commissions to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The legislation aims to prevent cost-shifting from data centers to residential and small commercial customers while ensuring that facilities consuming massive amounts of electricity bear the full costs of their grid interconnection and energy consumption. The bill also mandates environmental and public health assessments to evaluate the broader impacts of data center proliferation on communities and ecosystems.

Question 2

Who sponsored HR8033?

Accepted Answer

Greg Landsman, John Larson

Question 3

What is the status of HR8033?

Accepted Answer

Introduced as of March 20, 2026.

H.R.8033

H. R. 8033

H.R.8033

H. R. 8033