House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act
Official title: To impose a moratorium on the construction of new data centers until legislation is enacted that safeguards the public from the dangers of artificial intelligence.
Sponsor: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 24, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 24, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. 9442.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 106, June 24, 2026, Page H4246):Clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution and clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 24, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 115 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9442, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9442
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 16, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 19, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of October 16, 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
20 cosponsors — 20 Democrats
0 of 20 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
André Carson (D-IN), Greg Casar (D-TX), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Shomari Figures (D-AL), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Jesús García (D-IL), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Summer Lee (D-PA), James McGovern (D-MA), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Analilia Mejia (D-NJ), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
- H.R. 3302 (119th) Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2025
- H.R. 398 (119th) Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2025
- H.R. 7917 (119th) Fair Wages for Home Care Workers Act
- H.R. 3562 (119th) DEFIANCE Act of 2025
- H.R. 10063 (119th) Green New Deal for Public Housing Act
- H.R. 10585 (119th) Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act
Related bills
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.