119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jun 18, 2026
Data Infrastructure Energy Measurement and Standards Act
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Latest action (Jun 25, 2026): Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 34 - 1.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jun 18, 2026)
Data Infrastructure Energy Measurement and Standards Act
This bill requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to carry out a program to inform the development of best practices, technical standards, and other resources for measuring workloads and energy and water use of data centers, including measurements relating to training and processing of artificial intelligence models.
Specifically, NIST must
• develop or identify best practices and other resources for such measurements, taking into account specified factors such as workload type and system configuration;
• conduct research and testing to improve the accuracy, timeliness, and reliability of such measurements;
• study data needs for energy and water demand forecasting and other research; and
• support the development of standardized metrics and data sharing mechanisms to promote improved energy and water demand forecasting.
Further, NIST must coordinate with the Department of Energy to ensure applicable metrics and data are managed and archived appropriately and promote open exchange of metrics and data as appropriate. NIST must also coordinate with international partners to maintain global data center energy measurement standards.
Finally, NIST must periodically brief Congress on the program.
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Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 34 - 1.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4134)
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Advanced technology and technological innovations · Computers and information technology · Data collection, sharing, protection · Energy efficiency and conservation · Energy research · Infrastructure development · Performance measurement
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FREE PRESS ACTION FUND · lobbying firm or registrant: FREE PRESS ACTION FUND
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Computer Industry
$10,000
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…Reduction Act, which would require a national strategy for defending data centers from external security threats and protecting nearby residential communities H.R. 9372: Advocate for the Data Infrastructure Energy Measurement and Standards Act, which would develop best practices for measuring data center energy use, study data…
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SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT · lobbying firm or registrant: SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Computer Industry
$130,000
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H.R. 9372 (Subramanyam) - Data Infrastructure Energy Measurement and Standards Act
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