Local Control Protection Act

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Introduced 2026-06-11Topic: land use zoning · taxes · technology privacy

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This bill would bar federal courts from hearing challenges to a local government's decision to block a data center, if that decision was made by a recorded vote with documented findings. It would bar federal agencies from approving permits for a data center while its owner, operator, or developer is suing to overturn such a local zoning denial. It would deny federal tax credits to developers of these data centers unless they file and publish a legally enforceable agreement with the local government covering local taxes, infrastructure impacts, and environmental and noise monitoring, along with a local hiring plan. The bill applies to data centers, or groups of related facilities, with a power demand of 20 megawatts or more.

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Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-06-11	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2026-06-11	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2026-06-11		Introduced in House	introduce
2026-06-11		Introduced in House	introduce

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