Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that every American and community impacted by the construction or operation of an artificial intelligence data center should have the right to transparency and local autonomy.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1471 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1471

    Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that every 
American and community impacted by the construction or operation of an 
     artificial intelligence data center should have the right to 
                    transparency and local autonomy.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 3, 2026

 Mr. Khanna submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee 
  on the Judiciary, 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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                               RESOLUTION

 
    Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that every 
American and community impacted by the construction or operation of an 
     artificial intelligence data center should have the right to 
                    transparency and local autonomy.

Whereas more than 4,400 registered data centers operate across the United States 
        and at least one facility is located in every State;
Whereas some data center developers have used nondisclosure agreements and shell 
        companies to hide ownership, water use, electricity demand, tax 
        incentives, and other public costs;
Whereas artificial intelligence data centers could use up to 32,000,000,000 
        gallons of water each year by 2028 and many new facilities are located 
        in water-stressed regions;
Whereas diesel generators, gas turbines, cooling systems, and other data center 
        equipment can release harmful air pollutants and create persistent 
        noise, increasing the risk of asthma, heart disease, sleep disruption, 
        and other health harms in nearby communities; and
Whereas data center construction may create hundreds of well-paying jobs but 
        even the largest facilities often employ fewer than 150 permanent 
        workers: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives should enact the Data 
Center Bill of Rights to establish that every American and community 
impacted by the construction or operation of an artificial intelligence 
data center should have the right to oppose them, including the right 
to--
            (1) ban data centers in residential areas and within 2,500 
        feet of homes, schools, childcare facilities, hospitals or 
        nursing homes;
            (2) reject any proposed data center through a transparent 
        community process;
            (3) preserve the authority of counties and municipalities 
        to prohibit or regulate data center development without being 
        preempted or overruled by the State;
            (4) adopt statewide pauses on new data centers until the 
        State passes real protections that stop ratepayers from seeing 
        higher electricity bills, prevent the draining of local water 
        supplies, and give communities a genuine say over what gets 
        built in their backyard;
            (5) demand no increase in electricity rates or fees for 
        households or small businesses;
            (6) require every data center to use clean and reliable 
        energy while meeting strict limits on noise and air pollution;
            (7) receive, before project approval, an independent and 
        publicly available impact report assessing the data center's 
        effects on electricity demand, utility bills, public health, 
        noise and air pollution, price of consumer goods, rents, and 
        housing availability, as well as a complete accounting of the 
        number and types of jobs the project is expected to create and 
        economic impact to the community over 10 years;
            (8) require enforceable community benefit agreements that 
        support affordable housing, neighborhood improvements, water 
        and infrastructure upgrades, public computing resources, local 
        venture capital, workforce training and permanent technology 
        jobs;
            (9) require data center operators to disclose projected 
        water consumption to local water providers and obtain a written 
        compatibility determination before approval and submit 
        semiannual water usage reports for public review; and
            (10) require data center owners, operators, and developers 
        to pay their fair share of State and local taxes and ensure 
        that any tax exemption or public subsidy includes strong labor 
        standards, full transparency, and clawback provisions when 
        those conditions are not met.
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