Data Center Resource Disclosure Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10005 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10005 To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to conduct a survey with respect to data center resource consumption, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 30, 2026 Ms. Scholten (for herself, Mr. Subramanyam, and Mrs. Grijalva) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to conduct a survey with respect to data center resource consumption, 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 ``Data Center Resource Disclosure Act''. SEC. 2. DATA CENTER RESOURCE CONSUMPTION SURVEY. (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Assistant Secretary shall-- (1) conduct a survey through which the Assistant Secretary shall request the operator of each data center located in the United States to provide, on a voluntary basis, information on-- (A) the energy consumption of such data center for the preceding 1-year period; and (B) the water consumption of such data center for the preceding 1-year period; and (2) provide an opportunity for individuals and entities, including public utility boards, labor organizations, State regulatory authorities, and public interest organizations representing consumers, to submit comments in relation to such survey. (b) Publication of Results.--Not later than 180 days after conducting a survey under subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary shall-- (1) pu