HR10119Referred to Committee

Protecting Local Control of Data Centers Act

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Introduced
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Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
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2026-08-20
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Tom Barrett
Tom Barrett
Republican · MI · Representative
Votes with party: 96.3% (668 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Veterans$5,099k
  • Progressive Groups$100k

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Cosponsors (4)

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2026-08-20

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Subjects

Science, Technology, Communications

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10119 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10119 To prohibit the preemption of State or local land-use, zoning, siting, or permitting authority for data centers on non-Federal land, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 20, 2026 Mr. Barrett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit the preemption of State or local land-use, zoning, siting, or permitting authority for data centers on non-Federal land, 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 ``Protecting Local Control of Data Centers Act''. SEC. 2. NO PREEMPTION OF STATE OR LOCAL LAND-USE, ZONING, SITING, OR PERMITTING AUTHORITY FOR DATA CENTERS. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the head of a Federal agency may not override, bypass, or displace State or local land-use, zoning, siting, or permitting authority for data centers located on non-Federal land, or condition the receipt of Federal funds for such data centers on a State or local government relinquishing or limiting such authority. <all>
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