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Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] · D–MI
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-07-30 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed Data Center Resource Disclosure Act would require an annual federal survey asking U.S. data center operators to voluntarily report their energy and water use. The government would publish the results with an interactive map and identify centers that did not provide complete information. It would also seek public comments and recommend improvements to data center regulation.
This Act may be cited as the Data Center Resource Disclosure Act.
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;
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.
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;
submit to Congress a report with recommendations to improve the regulation of data centers, including with respect to the issue of transparency.
The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information would conduct the first survey within 180 days after enactment and repeat it annually. Each U.S. data center operator would be asked for energy and water consumption over the preceding year; providing that information would be voluntary.
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;
The term Assistant Secretary means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information.
Individuals and organizations would have an opportunity to comment on the survey. The bill expressly includes public utility boards, labor organizations, state regulators, and organizations representing consumers.
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.
Within 180 days after conducting each survey, the Assistant Secretary would publish its results on the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's main website. Publication would include an interactive U.S. map, identification of every data center for which complete information was not provided, and a summary of comments from the most recent comment opportunity.
(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);
Within the same 180-day period after each survey, the Assistant Secretary would send Congress recommendations for improving data center regulation, including transparency. This requirement calls for recommendations rather than specifying new operating rules for data centers.
(b) Publication of results Not later than 180 days after conducting a survey under subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary shall—
(2) submit to Congress a report with recommendations to improve the regulation of data centers, including with respect to the issue of transparency.
The Assistant Secretary would coordinate this work with the Environmental Protection Agency's Administrator and the Secretary of Energy, plus any other federal department or agency heads the Assistant Secretary considers appropriate.
(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.
The bill would use the definition of “data center” in section 453(a) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. That definition is referenced but not reproduced in the supplied text.
(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)).
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated September 15, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 30, 2026.
Source snapshot updated 2026-09-15T08:05:44Z. 2026-07-30: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 2026-07-30: Introduced in House
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