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Data Center Water and Energy Transparency Act of 2026

Summary, written by a model from the CRS summary

Requires data centers to disclose their water and energy consumption. Matters because AI computing demand is driving rapid growth in data center resource use.

Model-rated AI relevance 60%.

transparency

Data as of: bills Sep 9, 2026 · votes Sep 11, 2026 · statements Sep 9, 2026. What changed

Progress

  1. Introduced

    Jul 22, 2026

  2. Reported by committee

  3. Passed House

  4. Passed Senate

  5. Became law

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.

Gabriel (Gabe) VasquezDemocrattoward oversightAug 25, 2026 · cites this bill by number

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.

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Raphael WarnockDemocrattoward oversightSep 3, 2026 · same topic

Warnock calls for a statewide moratorium on AI data center construction unless projects guarantee no utility cost hikes, no NDAs, no tax giveaways, and no pollution.

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Joshua HawleyRepublicantoward oversightSep 3, 2026 · same topic

Hawley is investigating AI surveillance camera companies, arguing Congress never authorized these invasive AI-driven networks and that corporate self-policing is an inadequate safeguard.

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Tom BarrettRepublicantoward oversightSep 1, 2026 · same topic

Barrett's bipartisan Doctors Not AI Act would bar AI from making medical-necessity insurance denials and require disclosure of AI use.

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Gabe EvansRepublicanmixedSep 1, 2026 · same topic

Evans promotes American open-source AI leadership against China while adding commonsense consumer guardrails and mandated federal risk assessments of adversary models.

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Greg LandsmanDemocrattoward oversightSep 1, 2026 · same topic

Landsman's Doctors Not AI Act would keep licensed clinicians, not algorithms, in charge of medical-necessity decisions with transparency for patients.

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Kim SchrierDemocrattoward oversightSep 1, 2026 · same topic

Schrier's Doctors Not AI Act would require doctors rather than AI systems to make health coverage decisions, with oversight and disclosure.

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Pat HarriganRepublicanmixedAug 31, 2026 · same topic

Harrigan backs bipartisan monitoring of self-improving AI through NIST while stressing the bill imposes no new mandates and won't impede innovation.

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Bill data read 2026-09-09T02:09:45.522Z