House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Protect American AI Act of 2026
Official title: To limit the effect of litigation on the environmental application process for data centers and associated infrastructure.
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Baumgartner R-WAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 24, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 24, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. 8037.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BAUMGARTNER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 55, March 24, 2026, Page H2676):Art I, Sec 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 24, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 12 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8037, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8037
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 2, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of April 2, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Michael Baumgartner.
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- H.R. 8170 (119th) MATCH Act
- H.R. 2619 (119th) No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act
- H.R. 7058 (119th) Foreign Adversary AI Risk Assessment and Diplomacy Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.