Data Center Water and Energy Transparency Act of 2026
Summary, written by a model from the CRS summary
Only the title is provided; it concerns transparency about data center water and energy use.
Model-rated AI relevance 65%: Data center energy and water use is core AI infrastructure policy, but there is no text. (claude-opus-5-5, Oct 22, 2026)
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Lauren UnderwoodDemocratILData as of: bills Oct 22, 2026 · votes Oct 21, 2026 · statements Oct 19, 2026. What changed
Progress
Introduced
Jul 22, 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 · July 22, 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.
Vasquez joins colleagues demanding labor, environmental, and consumer-cost guardrails on AI data center construction.
Source ↗Vasquez backs bills forcing data center developers to disclose water and energy use and pay their own energy costs so New Mexico communities, not billionaires, decide whether projects proceed.
Source ↗Clarke reintroduced legislation requiring disclosure when generative AI is used in political advertising to protect election transparency.
Source ↗Ocasio-Cortez and colleagues urge the FAA to pause its AI air traffic management tool until safety testing, oversight, and accountability questions are answered.
Source ↗McClain Delaney and colleagues urged the FAA to pause its AI air traffic tool until safety testing and oversight questions are answered.
Source ↗Murray and Wyden criticized the Trump administration's AI-driven Medicare prior authorization pilot for denying seniors care and called for it to end.
Source ↗Schiff calls for enforceable federal guardrails and bipartisan oversight of frontier AI, rejecting voluntary industry commitments.
Source ↗Beyer and colleagues urge the FAA to pause its AI-enabled SMART air traffic management tool until safety testing, implementation, and oversight questions are answered.
Source ↗Bill data read 2026-10-22T14:48:01.167Z