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S-5658 — A bill to prohibit the construction of data centers on Federal land, and for other purposes.

Tracked record titled “A bill to prohibit the construction of data centers on Federal land, and for other purposes..” Latest source-reported action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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Legal stateIntroduced / in committeeA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionUnited StatesFederal-source record
Latest recorded action2026-09-30Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Primary sourceCongressOriginal public record linked

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How it operates

Disclosure & reporting · Moratorium

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. Check whether the policy creates, changes, or removes a development pause or prohibition, and which facilities and approvals it covers.

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Energy

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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 & reporting · Moratorium · EnergyMA-EO-658Massachusetts · Executive actionExecutive Order 658 establishes requirements for responsible data-center developmentDisclosure & reporting · Moratorium · EnergyHR-10169United States · Introduced / in committeeTo prohibit the provision of Federal financial benefit for the construction, expansion, or substantial rehabilitation of data centers on prime farmland and other certain farmland.Disclosure & reporting · Moratorium · EnergyHR-9442United States · Introduced / in committeeArtificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium ActDisclosure & reporting · Moratorium · Energy
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A bill to prohibit the construction of data centers on Federal land, and for other purposes.

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Policy record 1Policy theme 2Policy mechanism 2Documented actor 2Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
explicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summaryclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationsignals mechanism: Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record textsignals 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 recordS-5658A bill to prohibit the cons…S-5658: A bill to prohibit the construction of data centers on Federal land, and for other purposes.Policy themeEnergyExplicit record textEnergy: Explicit record textPolicy themeSiting & Land UseAI-assisted policy themeSiting & Land Use: AI-assisted policy themePolicy mechanismDisclosure & reportingText-derived policy signalDisclosure & reporting: Text-derived policy signalPolicy mechanismMoratoriumText-derived policy signalMoratorium: Text-derived policy signalJurisdictionUnited StatesFederal policy jurisdictionUnited States: Federal policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceCongressOriginal public sourceCongress: Original public sourceDocumented actorEnergy and Natural Res…committeeEnergy and Natural Resources: committeeDocumented actorRon WydenpersonRon Wyden: personPolicy familyA bill to prohibit the…USA bill to prohibit the construction of data centers on Federal land, and for other purposes.: US

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