To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to conduct a survey with respect to data center resource consumption, and for other purposes.

Hillary J. Scholten

Democrat · MI · Representative

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• Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ-7)Original· 2026-07-30
• Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10)Original· 2026-07-30

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2026-07-30

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The federal government would survey how much energy, water, and other resources data centers use across the country to better understand their environmental impact. This information would help policymakers and companies make decisions about managing data center operations more efficiently. The survey would be conducted by the Commerce Department's communications and information office.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10005 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10005 To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to conduct a survey with respect to data center resource consumption, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 30, 2026 Ms. Scholten (for herself, Mr. Subramanyam, and Mrs. Grijalva) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to conduct a survey with respect to data center resource consumption, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Data Center Resource Disclosure Act''. SEC. 2. DATA CENTER RESOURCE CONSUMPTION SURVEY. (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Assistant Secretary shall-- (1) conduct a survey through which the Assistant Secretary shall request the operator of each data center located in the United States to provide, on a voluntary basis, information on-- (A) the energy consumption of such data center for the preceding 1-year period; and (B) the water consumption of such data center for the preceding 1-year period; and (2) provide an opportunity for individuals and entities, including public utility boards, labor organizations, State regulatory authorities, and public interest organizations representing consumers, to submit comments in relation to such survey. (b) Publication of Results.--Not later than 180 days after conducting a survey under subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary shall-- (1) publish on the primary website of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration the results of such survey, which shall include-- (A) the presentation of such results using an interactive map of the United States; (B) an identification of each data center with respect to which complete information was not provided in response to the survey; and (C) a summary of the comments received pursuant to the most recent opportunity to submit comments under subsection (a)(2); and (2) submit to Congress a report with recommendations to improve the regulation of data centers, including with respect to the issue of transparency. (c) Coordination.--In carrying out this section, the Assistant Secretary shall coordinate with-- (1) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; (2) the Secretary of Energy; and (3) the head of any other Federal department or agency the Assistant Secretary determines appropriate. (d) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Assistant secretary.--The term ``Assistant Secretary'' means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. (2) Data center.--The term ``data center'' has the meaning given that term in section 453(a) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17112(a)). <all>

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