Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that every American and community impacted by the construction or operation of an artificial intelligence data center should have the right to transparency and local autonomy.
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Latest Action · August 3, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
This House resolution expresses support for a "Data Center Bill of Rights" that would give communities greater control over artificial intelligence data center development. The resolution responds to concerns that AI data centers consume massive amounts of water and electricity, create air and noise pollution affecting public health, and often hide their operations through nondisclosure agreements. It calls for establishing community rights including the ability to ban data centers near homes and schools, reject projects through local voting processes, receive independent impact assessments before approval, and require data center operators to pay full taxes and create enforceable community benefit agreements. The resolution primarily affects communities where data centers are or may be built, along with data center developers and operators. No funding or specific timeline is designated in this resolution, as it is an expression of the House's position calling for future legislation rather than a binding law.
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