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Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026

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Law & policy information
Name
Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026[1]
Jurisdiction
United States — federal[1]
Instrument type
Proposed legislation[1]
Bill / legal citation
Committee bill-text draft KAT26642; an assigned Senate bill number was not identified in the sources reviewed.[2]
Legislative or adoption status
Sponsors announced introduction September 30, 2026; further congressional action not verified.[1]
Effective dates
None; proposal has not been enacted.[1]
Last source verification
October 1, 2026 — committee announcement and bill-text draft reviewed.[1][2]

The four leaders of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources and Environment and Public Works committees announced the proposed Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 on September 30, 2026. It addresses energy-project permitting and electric-grid costs, including costs associated with large data centers used for AI training or inference.[1][2]

Data-center provisions

Section 2107 of the committee bill-text draft would add ratepayer protections to the Federal Power Act. It defines covered loads as data-center or high-density computing loads of at least 20 megawatts, including phased projects expected to reach that level. The definition expressly includes facilities used for AI training or inference. The proposal would prevent a utility from allocating a covered load's incremental service costs to other customers and would require financial assurances for facilities or upgrades needed to serve that load.[2]

The same section would direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to revise its transmission-pricing policy and begin a rulemaking for transmission rates serving computational loads. Section 2114 would add data-center load to Energy Information Administration Form 861 if enacted.[2]

Status and timeline

The sponsors announced introduction on September 30, 2026. The accessible committee draft displays “S. ll” rather than an assigned Senate bill number; a numbered Congress.gov filing and later procedural action have not been verified. Its proposed requirements have no current legal effect.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, introduction announcement, September 30, 2026.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, committee bill-text draft KAT26642, §§ 2107 and 2114, reviewed October 1, 2026.
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