House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Defending Our Energy and Water Act
Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to incorporate requirements for data centers for the protection of water resources, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 30, 2026
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Jul 30, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 10004.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. SCHOLTEN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 125, July 30, 2026, Page H5208):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 30, 2026 ↗
Evidence
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 10004, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/10004
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.