Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act
This bill, titled the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act, halts the construction and upgrading of large-scale artificial intelligence data centers until specific federal laws are passed. It defines these facilities as sites with high power capacity or advanced cooling systems used for developing AI models. The moratorium remains in effect until new legislation ensures federal safety reviews for AI products, mandates that economic benefits reach workers rather than just wealthy owners, prevents increases in utility bills, avoids environmental harm, requires community approval, bans government subsidies, and guarantees union jobs with strong labor standards. Additionally, the bill restricts the export of computing hardware, such as semiconductors and networking equipment, to countries that do not adopt these same protective laws for AI development.
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Jun 2026
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Introduced Jun 24, 2026
Last action Jun 24, 2026
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Jun 24, 2026
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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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Jun 24, 2026
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1 primary · 14 co-sponsors
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
DDemocratic
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Adelita S. Grijalva
DDemocratic
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André Carson
DDemocratic
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Bonnie Watson Coleman
DDemocratic
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Daniel S. Goldman
DDemocratic
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James P. McGovern
DDemocratic
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Jesús G. "Chuy" García
DDemocratic
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Kweisi Mfume
DDemocratic
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LaMonica McIver
DDemocratic
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Mark DeSaulnier
DDemocratic
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Maxine Waters
DDemocratic
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