U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5640: Data Center Transparency Act of 2026
Status: In committee, September 30, 2026
A bill to require reports on the effects of data centers on air quality and water quality, and on electricity consumption by data centers.
What the bill says
To require reports on the effects of data centers on air quality and water quality, and on electricity consumption by data centers.
From the introduced text, September 30, 2026:
A BILL To require reports on the effects of data centers on air quality and water quality, and on electricity consumption by data centers. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Data Center Transparency Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Reports on the effects of data centers on air quality and water quality; reports on electricity consumption by data centers (a) Data center defined In this section, the term data center means a data center (as defined in section 453(a) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 17112(a) )) that consumes not less than 50 megawatts each day. (b) Reports on the effects of data centers on air quality and water quality Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than once every 3 months thereafter, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall submit to Congress, and make publicly available on a website, a report that identifies, with respect to the period of 3 months preceding the submission and publication of the report-- (1) the total amount of water consumed by data centers located in the United States; (2) how those data centers reuse water, and the amount of such reused water; (3) how those data centers affect local water systems, …
Sponsors
- Lisa Rochester (D, SD-DE) · primary sponsor
- Curtis, John (R)
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Environmental Protection
Common questions
- What is SB5640?
- SB5640 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Data Center Transparency Act of 2026.
- What does SB5640 do?
- In its own words: To require reports on the effects of data centers on air quality and water quality, and on electricity consumption by data centers.
- What is the status of SB5640?
- In committee as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5640?
- Lisa Rochester (D, SD-DE), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB5640?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5640
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