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Laws · Congress · H.R. 8711

H.R. 8711: Data Infrastructure Risk Reduction Act

Congress, 119th Congress. In committee, May 8, 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 a strategy for the defense of data centers from external breaches from malefactors and the protection of the communities surrounding data centers, 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 Suhas Subramanyam (D); Deborah Ross (D)

Subjects Government operations and politics The legislature's own list.

Official page www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8711/all-info. Found through LegiScan (bill 2148784), whose data is CC BY 4.0; the citation is the legislature's own page.

What happened, and when

  1. May 8, 2026 In committee

    H.R. 8711 went to committee in the House. congress.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection..

  2. May 7, 2026 In committee

    H.R. 8711 went to committee in the House. congress.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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..

  3. May 7, 2026 Introduced

    H.R. 8711 was introduced in the House. congress.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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..

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Sources

  1. H.R. 8711 on the legislature's site www.congress.gov

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