H.R. 10119

Summary

H.R. 10119, the Protecting Local Control of Data Centers Act, was introduced in the House on Aug 20, 2026 by Rep. Tom Barrett (R) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Aug 20, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 10119 has 4 co-sponsors.

119 HR 10119 IH: Protecting Local Control of Data Centers Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-08-20
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 10119  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   August 20, 2026   Mr. Barrett  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To prohibit the preemption of State or local land-use, zoning, siting, or permitting authority for data centers on non-Federal land, and for other purposes.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protecting Local Control of Data Centers Act  .
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No preemption of State or local land-use, zoning, siting, or permitting authority for data centers
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the head of a Federal agency may not override, bypass, or displace State or local land-use, zoning, siting, or permitting authority for data centers located on non-Federal land, or condition the receipt of Federal funds for such data centers on a State or local government relinquishing or limiting such authority.

Tracker

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To prohibit the preemption of State or local land-use, zoning, siting, or permitting authority for data centers on non-Federal land, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Tom Barrett (R) sponsors H.R. 10119, and 4 members have co-sponsored it.

Tom Barrett

Rep. · R–MI-7 · Sponsor

Introduced Aug 20, 2026

John Moolenaar

R–MI-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 31, 2026

Jefferson Shreve

R–IN-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 1, 2026

Tony Wied

R–WI-8 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 2, 2026

Christopher Smith

R–NJ-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 3, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 10119 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Aug 20, 2026 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 10119 has taken 2 actions since Aug 20, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 10119 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 10119 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Protecting Local Control of Data Centers Act — Display Title
• Protecting Local Control of Data Centers Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To prohibit the preemption of State or local land-use, zoning, siting, or permitting authority for data centers on non-Federal land, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 10119 under Science, Technology, Communications, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 10119’s is Science, Technology, Communications.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 10119, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 134 (Thursday, August 20, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BARRETT:H.R. 10119.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H5248]

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