DATA Act of 2026

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3585 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3585 To amend the Federal Power Act to exempt consumer-regulated electric utilities from Federal regulation, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 7, 2026 Mr. Cotton introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Federal Power Act to exempt consumer-regulated electric utilities from Federal regulation, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Decentralized Access to Technology Alternatives Act of 2026'' or the ``DATA Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Bulk-power system.--The term ``bulk-power system'' has the meaning given the term in section 215(a) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o(a)). (2) Consume…