Protecting Local Control of Data Centers Act
Summary, written by a model from the CRS summary
The title indicates this bill concerns local control over data centers; no bill text was provided.
Model-rated AI relevance 60%: Data centers are AI infrastructure, but the title alone gives few details. (claude-opus-5-5, Oct 22, 2026)
Sponsored by
Tom BarrettRepublicanMIData as of: bills Oct 22, 2026 · votes Oct 21, 2026 · statements Oct 19, 2026. What changed
Progress
Introduced
Aug 20, 2026
Reported by committee
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became law
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Latest action · August 20, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
What members said
Releases that cite this bill first, then releases on the same topics.
Barrett introduces bills barring federal override of local data center zoning and banning congressional NDAs, and touts cosponsorship of AI safeguards on chatbots for minors, nuclear risk, and autonomous weapons.
Source ↗Bill data read 2026-10-22T14:48:01.167Z