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HR-10118 — No Data Center NDAs Act

Tracked record titled “No Data Center NDAs Act.” Latest source-reported action: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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Legal stateIntroduced / in committeeA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionUnited StatesFederal-source record
Latest recorded action2026-08-20Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Primary sourceCongressOriginal public record linked

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Disclosure & reporting

Forces a data center’s energy, water, and impact data into public view, so regulators, ratepayers, and communities can see figures operators would otherwise keep private.

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PA-SB 1408Pennsylvania · Introduced / in committeeAn Act providing for data center transparency; prohibiting certain nondisclosure agreements between public agencies and data centers; providing for data centers and public input; prohibiting data centers from being developed or operated by certain foreign entities; and providing for enforcement by Attorney General and for energy and water reporting.Disclosure & reportingNJ-S4304New Jersey · Introduced / in committeeProhibits agreements intended to conceal certain information concerning development of data centers under MLUL.Disclosure & reportingPA-HR 630Pennsylvania · Introduced / in committeeA Resolution directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study on data center decommissioning in Pennsylvania and provide recommendations.Disclosure & reportingMD-EO-01.01.2026.16Maryland · Executive actionExecutive Order 01.01.2026.16 establishes responsible data-center development reviewDisclosure & reporting
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No Data Center NDAs Act

9 nodes · 8 evidenced edges
Policy record 1Policy theme 2Policy mechanism 1Documented actor 2Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
classified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationsignals mechanism: Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record textapplies in: Jurisdiction recorded for this source typedocumented by: Original source URL stored with the policy recordreferred to: Committee named in the latest legislative actionsponsored: Named sponsor in the tracked public recordmember of family: authoritative billPolicy recordHR-10118No Data Center NDAs ActHR-10118: No Data Center NDAs ActPolicy themeCertification & Standa…AI-assisted policy themeCertification & Standards: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeSiting & Land UseAI-assisted policy themeSiting & Land Use: AI-assisted policy themePolicy mechanismDisclosure & reportingText-derived policy signalDisclosure & reporting: Text-derived policy signalJurisdictionUnited StatesFederal policy jurisdictionUnited States: Federal policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceCongressOriginal public sourceCongress: Original public sourceDocumented actorHouse AdministrationcommitteeHouse Administration: committeeDocumented actorTom BarrettpersonTom Barrett: personPolicy familyNo Data Center NDAs ActUSNo Data Center NDAs Act: US

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