S. 5640: Data Center Transparency Act of 2026
Congress, 119th Congress. In committee, September 30, 2026.
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S. 5640 at a glance
Status In committee In committee, .
No official summary is on file yet. The full text is on the legislature's page, linked below.
A bill to require reports on the effects of data centers on air quality and water quality, and on electricity consumption by data centers.
Measure Bill.
Sponsors Lisa Rochester (D); John Curtis (R)
Subjects None on file. The legislature's own list.
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What happened, and when
- September 30, 2026 In committee
S. 5640 went to committee in the Senate. congress.gov (opens in a new tab) primary source [1] The official action text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- September 30, 2026 Introduced
S. 5640 was introduced in the Senate. congress.gov (opens in a new tab) primary source [1] The official action text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Data Center Record, "S. 5640: Data Center Transparency Act of 2026", https://datacenterrecord.org/bills/us-2025-s-5640. Data: Data Center Record, datacenterrecord.org, CC BY-NC 4.0.
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