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Laws · Congress · H.R. 8488

H.R. 8488: AI Data Center Site Selection Transparency Act of 2026

Congress, 119th Congress. In committee, April 23, 2026.

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Status In committee In committee, .

Official summary

No official summary is on file yet. The full text is on the legislature's page, linked below.

Description

To require developers of AI focused data centers to disclose certain information before the AI focused data centers are developed, and for other purposes.

As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan, source 1. It is the legislature's own line about the measure, not a summary of it.

Measure Bill.

Sponsors LaMonica McIver (D); Valerie Foushee (D); Andre Carson (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Adelita Grijalva (D); Rashida Tlaib (D); Veronica Escobar (D); Steve Cohen (D); James McGovern (D); Mike Quigley (D); Lateefah Simon (D)

Subjects Environmental protection The legislature's own list.

Official page www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8488/all-info. Found through LegiScan (bill 2145593), whose data is CC BY 4.0; the citation is the legislature's own page.

What happened, and when

  1. April 23, 2026 In committee

    H.B. 8488 went to committee in the House. congress.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce..

  2. April 23, 2026 Introduced

    H.B. 8488 was introduced in the House. congress.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce..

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Sources

  1. H.R. 8488 on the legislature's site www.congress.gov

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