Congress can talk about data center deals with voters
H.R. 10118 — No Data Center NDAs Act · Filed by Tom Barrett (R-MI) · Introduced Aug 20, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill stops Members of Congress from signing quiet agreements. These agreements keep them from talking about data centers. The bill also stops federal money from enforcing these agreements. The House and Senate Ethics Committees must write new rules.
Who it affects
Members of Congress can now share facts about data centers. People in communities can learn more about these projects. Companies and local governments lose power to keep Congress quiet.
One thing to notice
Congress members can speak publicly about data center projects. These projects were kept secret before.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Aug 20, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 20, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on House Administration · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on House Administration”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- data centers — Big buildings with many computers that store and process information.
- Ethics Committees — Groups in Congress that write rules about how Members should act.
- federal money — Money that comes from the U.S. government.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,328 characters) on Aug 24, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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