H.R. 6179 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Nov 20, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryEmissions fee system for large data centers
This bill sets up a system where large data centers and cryptomining facilities pay fees based on how much pollution their electricity use creates. Starting in 2027, the EPA will measure how much greenhouse gas pollution comes from the power these facilities use each year. If a facility's pollution is higher than a regional target, they or their electric utility provider pays a fee. The targets get stricter every year, reaching zero emissions by 2035. Money from these fees goes toward clean energy projects and helping lower electricity costs for regular households.
How it affects you
If you run a large data center or cryptomining operation, you could face fees if your electricity use creates too much pollution. For everyone else, this mainly affects you indirectly through the bill's investment in cleaner electricity and programs that could help lower residential power bills over time. Electric utilities cannot pass the costs of these fees onto regular customers.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Nov 20, 2025)
Clean Cloud Act of 2025
This bill establishes an emissions standard and fee system regarding the electricity used by data centers or cryptomining facilities that exceed a specified size. Additionally, the bill appropriates collected fees for various purposes, including to fund zero-carbon electricity generation, long-duration energy storage, and grants to lower residential electricity consumer costs.
The bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Energy Information Administration to annually determine the greenhouse gas emission intensity of the total annual electricity consumed by (1) covered facilities from the electric grid, and (2) covered facilities from electricity generation assets located behind the power meter of the facilities.
The EPA must determine and publish the greenhouse gas emissions intensities of the electric grid of each region to establish a baseline for the assessment of fees. Each calendar year from 2027 through 2034, the baseline for each region is reduced by 11% of the original baseline. For 2035 and after, the baseline is set to zero emissions.
The EPA must assess a fee on (1) owners of any electric utility providing power to a covered facility that exceeds the baseline emissions in that region for that year, and (2) covered facilities with respect to the greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation assets located behind the power meter of the facility above the baseline of the region for that year. The electric utilities may not recoup the cost of the fee by raising rates or assessing fees on customers that are not covered facilities.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 6179
A BILL
Clean Cloud Act of 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) · Introduced Nov 20, 2025 · Environmental Protection · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Nov 20, 2025: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.”