Data Infrastructure Energy Measurement and Standards Act
Summary, written by a model from the CRS summary
The bill requires NIST to run a program developing best practices and standards for measuring data center workloads and energy and water use, including for training and running AI models, and to coordinate with DOE and international partners.
Model-rated AI relevance 75%: It sets standards for the energy and water use of AI infrastructure. (claude-opus-5-5, Oct 22, 2026)
Sponsored by
Suhas SubramanyamDemocratVAData as of: bills Oct 22, 2026 · votes Oct 21, 2026 · statements Oct 19, 2026. What changed
Progress
Introduced
Jun 18, 2026
Reported by committee
Jun 25, 2026
Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became law
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Latest action · June 25, 2026
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 34 - 1.
What members said
Releases that cite this bill first, then releases on the same topics.
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 ↗Van Hollen joins colleagues demanding the FAA pause its AI air traffic tool and provide transparency on safety testing, training, and oversight before deployment.
Source ↗Murray calls for strong federal AI regulation without preempting state laws like Washington's.
Source ↗Bill data read 2026-10-22T14:48:01.167Z