HR10119Referred to Committee
Protecting Local Control of Data Centers Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-08-20
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Tom Barrett
Republican · MI · Representative
Votes with party: 96.5% (637 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
- Veterans$5,099k
- Progressive Groups$100k
Full profile: /officials/B001321
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (0)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2026-08-20
Plain-English Summary
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Subjects
Science, Technology, Communications
Full Bill Text
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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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