Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act

S. 2495 - The Keep Call Centers in America Act: This bill aims to keep call center jobs in the U.S. by requiring the Secretary of Labor to list employers who relocate call centers overseas, making them ineligible for federal grants and loans. S. TBD - The Halting International Relocation of Employment Act (Hire Act): This bill discourages US companies from outsourcing jobs by imposing a 25% tax on "outsourcing payments"-payments for foreign labor or services that benefit US consumers. H.R. 9442/S 4214 Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act: Places a moratorium on new data-center construction until Congress establishes safeguards addressing AI safety, jobs, utility costs, communities and environmental effects.

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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

NETWORK supports HR 633, the Take It Down Act. The bill provides tools to designed to protect victims of real and deepfake revenge pornography. NETWORK opposed H.J. Res. 61, which seeks to nullify an EPA rule setting hazardous air pollutant standards for rubber tire manufacturing. NETWORK also opposed H.J. Res. 42, which aims to revoke a Department of Energy rule updating certification and labeling requirements for various appliances. NETWORK opposed both resolutions, issuing vote recommendations to protect environmental standards and consumer transparency. Network opposed H.R. 1897, the Endangered Species Act Amendments Act of 2025, would rewrite significant portions of the law to slow the process for listing and recovering threatened and endangered species while expanding exemptions for projects that jeopardize them and fast-tracking the process for delisting them. NETWORK opposed H.R. 5587, the Harnessing Energy At Thermal Sources (HEATS) Act, would eliminate all review, public input, and transparency under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for prescribed geothermal development impacting public lands and resources. NETWORK opposed the Senate vote on a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval to overturn protections for the headwaters of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Voyageurs National Park and surrounding Superior National Forest from toxic copper-nickel sulfide ore mining. NETWORK opposed the following House bills that would significantly weaken the Clean Air Act: the FIRE Act, the FENCES Act, and the RED Tape Act. The bills are a direct attack on the health and safety of our communities. NETWORK supports the AI Data Center Moratorium Act (H.R. 9442/S. 4214) which would impose a moratorium on the construction of new data centers until legislation is enacted that safeguards the public from the dangers of artificial intelligence. NETWORK urges support for the Energy Bills Relief Act (H.R. 7977) which calls for new infrastructure investment in clean energy that lowers household utility costs while reducing pollution.

Issues related to modernization of government technology generally, including FedRAMP Issues related to quantum technology, including S. 1344/H.R. 3220 - Quantum Sandbox for Near-Term Applications Act of 2025, S. 1746 - Quantum LEAP Act of 2025, H.R. 3788 - Support for Quantum Supply Chains Act, S. 2558 - The National Quantum Cybersecurity Migration Strategy Act of 2025, H.R. 4942 - Quantum Encryption Readiness and Resilience Act, S.3597 National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026 Issues pertaining to Cybersecurity generally, and including H.R. 1000 - Cyber PIVOTT Act, S. 1337 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Extension Act Issues pertaining to the development of Artificial Intelligence generally, and specifically, S. 146 - TAKE IT DOWN Act, H.R. 633 - TAKE IT DOWN Act, H.R. 2385 - CREATE AI Act, S. 1792 - AI Whistleblower Protection Act, S. 2081 - RISE Act of 2025, H.R. 4142 - Adversarial AI Act of 2025, S. 2750 - SANDBOX Act, S. 3150 - GAIN AI Act, H.R. 6875 - Overwatch AI Act, H.R.8516 - American Leadership in AI Act, H.R. 9442 - Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act Issues pertaining to government procurement of software generally, and including the FoRGED Act, the Safeguarding American Innovation Act, H.R. 2417 - Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act, S. 1362/H.R. 2765 - SAFE Supply Chains Act, H.R. 3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery (SPEED) Act, H.R. 3961 - Safeguarding American Innovation Act, H.R. 7604 Contracting America First Act, H.R. 8189 - American Security Robotics Act, S. 4570 - U.S. Tech PATH Act Comprehensive federal privacy legislation, generally and including S. 836 - Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act, S. 1748 - Kids Online Safety Act, H.R.8413 - Secure Data Act Issues pertaining to content moderation and Section 230 generally

NETWORK supports HR 633, the Take It Down Act. The bill provides tools to designed to protect victims of real and deepfake revenge pornography. NETWORK opposed H.J. Res. 61, which seeks to nullify an EPA rule setting hazardous air pollutant standards for rubber tire manufacturing. NETWORK also opposed H.J. Res. 42, which aims to revoke a Department of Energy rule updating certification and labeling requirements for various appliances. NETWORK opposed both resolutions, issuing vote recommendations to protect environmental standards and consumer transparency. Network opposed H.R. 1897, the Endangered Species Act Amendments Act of 2025, would rewrite significant portions of the law to slow the process for listing and recovering threatened and endangered species while expanding exemptions for projects that jeopardize them and fast-tracking the process for delisting them. NETWORK opposed H.R. 5587, the Harnessing Energy At Thermal Sources (HEATS) Act, would eliminate all review, public input, and transparency under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for prescribed geothermal development impacting public lands and resources. NETWORK opposed the Senate vote on a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval to overturn protections for the headwaters of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Voyageurs National Park and surrounding Superior National Forest from toxic copper-nickel sulfide ore mining. NETWORK opposed the following House bills that would significantly weaken the Clean Air Act: the FIRE Act, the FENCES Act, and the RED Tape Act. The bills are a direct attack on the health and safety of our communities. NETWORK supports the AI Data Center Moratorium Act (H.R. 9442/S. 4214) which would impose a moratorium on the construction of new data centers until legislation is enacted that safeguards the public from the dangers of artificial intelligence. NETWORK urges support for the Energy Bills Relief Act (H.R. 7977) which calls for new infrastructure investment in clean energy that lowers household utility costs while reducing pollution.