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HR-9206 — Bunker Buster Act of 2024

Tracked record titled “Bunker Buster Act of 2024.” Latest source-reported action: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Legal stateIntroduced / in committeeA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionUnited StatesFederal-source record
Latest recorded action2024-07-30Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Primary sourceCongressOriginal public record linked

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Disclosure & reporting

Forces a data center’s energy, water, and impact data into public view, so regulators, ratepayers, and communities can see figures operators would otherwise keep private.

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PA-HB1667Pennsylvania · Introduced / in committeeAn Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in sales and use tax, further providing for exclusions from tax; in corporate net income tax, further providing for definitions, for determination of net loss deduction, for imposition of tax, for reports and payment of tax, for timely mailing treated as timely filing and payment and for additional withholding requirements, repealing provisions relating to consolidated reports, further providing for extension of time to file reports, for changes made by Federal Government, for limitations on assessments, for definitions, for manufacturing innovation and reinvestment deduction, for enforcement, rules and regulations and inquisitorial powers of the department, for retention of records and for penalties; in gross receipts tax, further providing for imposition of tax and providing for definitions; in tax credit and tax benefit administration, providing for application of tax credits or tax benefits to a unitary business; providing for educational tax credits and for education options tax credits; in manufacturing and investment tax credit, further providing for business firms and for tax credit certificates; providing for return on equity and for service and facilities; repealing provisions relating to Computer Data Center Equipment Incentive Program; providing for additional property tax rebate; in general provisions, providing for data centers; and, in general provisions, further providing for estimated tax, for underpayment of estimated tax and for restatement of tax liability under treaties and providing for data centers.Disclosure & reportingPA-SB 1408Pennsylvania · Introduced / in committeeAn Act providing for data center transparency; prohibiting certain nondisclosure agreements between public agencies and data centers; providing for data centers and public input; prohibiting data centers from being developed or operated by certain foreign entities; and providing for enforcement by Attorney General and for energy and water reporting.Disclosure & reportingPA-HR 630Pennsylvania · Introduced / in committeeA Resolution directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study on data center decommissioning in Pennsylvania and provide recommendations.Disclosure & reportingNY-S10708New York · Introduced / in committeeProhibits nondisclosure agreements intended to conceal information about the development of a data center from the public or intended to prevent public review thereofDisclosure & reporting
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Bunker Buster Act of 2024

11 nodes · 10 evidenced edges
Policy record 1Policy mechanism 1Documented actor 6Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
signals mechanism: Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record textapplies in: Jurisdiction recorded for this source typedocumented by: Original source URL stored with the policy recordcosponsored: Named cosponsor in the Congress.gov recordcosponsored: Named cosponsor in the Congress.gov recordsponsored: Named sponsor in the tracked public recordcosponsored: Named cosponsor in the Congress.gov recordcosponsored: Named cosponsor in the Congress.gov recordreferred to: Committee named in the latest legislative actionmember of family: authoritative billPolicy recordHR-9206Bunker Buster Act of 2024HR-9206: Bunker Buster Act of 2024Policy mechanismDisclosure & reportingText-derived policy signalDisclosure & reporting: Text-derived policy signalJurisdictionUnited StatesFederal policy jurisdictionUnited States: Federal policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceCongressOriginal public sourceCongress: Original public sourceDocumented actorMichael LawlerpersonMichael Lawler: personDocumented actorZachary NunnpersonZachary Nunn: personDocumented actorJosh GottheimerpersonJosh Gottheimer: personDocumented actorBrian J. MastpersonBrian J. Mast: personDocumented actorJared MoskowitzpersonJared Moskowitz: personDocumented actorForeign AffairscommitteeForeign Affairs: committeePolicy familyBunker Buster Act of 2…USBunker Buster Act of 2024: US

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