Support legislation to exclude data centers from expanded OBBBA tax breaks and rein in tax giveaways for data center development.

Emilia Strong Sykes · Ohio · Democratic

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Support the Reverse Big Ugly Tax Breaks for Data Centers Act or similar legislation to limit data center tax benefits.. Promised outcome: Data centers would be prevented from receiving certain OBBBA tax breaks and would pay their fair share for energy and water usage.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. As U.S. Representative for Ohio's 13th District, Sykes described her support for federal legislation excluding data centers from 100% bonus depreciation and Opportunity Zone tax benefits.

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“I support this commonsense bill that prevents tax giveaways at the expense of cutting healthcare and food assistance for children and seniors. We must rein in the blank checks being written to data centers and ensure they pay their fair share for energy and water usage.”

Sykes said she supports a bill to prevent tax giveaways to data centers and rein in blank checks to ensure they pay their fair share for energy and water use.

Rep. Sykes Cosponsors Bill to Rein In Tax Giveaways to Data Centers | U.S. Congresswoman Emilia Sykes
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Evidence

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U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) cosponsored the Reverse Big Ugly Tax Breaks for Data Centers Act

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Sykes's official House office announced that she cosponsored legislation aimed at limiting data center tax benefits tied to OBBBA. This is concrete legislative effort, but not enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Rep. Sykes Cosponsors Bill to Rein In Tax Giveaways to Data Centers | U.S. Congresswoman Emilia Sykes
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which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo shows H.R. 10448 was introduced and referred to committee, not enacted. The introduced bill text targets data center eligibility for bonus depreciation and opportunity-zone treatment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10448 Introduced in House: Reverse Big Ugly Tax Breaks for Data Centers Act
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Public state: delivered As of 2026-09-27 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered. same_term A for effort

The verified commitment was an action promise to support the Reverse Big Ugly Tax Breaks for Data Centers Act or similar legislation. Verified evidence shows Sykes cosponsored that Act, which is material legislative support by the candidate during her current House term. The evidence does not show enactment of the broader policy outcome, but enactment was not required to fulfill the support-legislation promise.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%