H.R. 10570, Transparency and Accountability Measure. Quorum's AI analysis reads it as a net benefit — and names who gains.
H.R. 10570 · Net good
What it does
This bill voids predispute nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) that prevent people from disclosing information about data center construction when a public official or public funds are involved. It also bars data center operators from receiving public incentives (tax breaks, grants, loans) if those incentives are conditioned on keeping construction details secret. The goal is to prevent governments from using taxpayer money to fund data centers while silencing public scrutiny of their environmental, labor, or community impacts.
The analysis did not isolate a single beneficiary class.
The trade-off
May significantly reduce the use of confidentiality agreements in public-private data center partnerships, potentially exposing proprietary technical or business information that operators consider sensitive.
Transparency scores 85%, with a medium warning level and no provisions unrelated to the bill's subject.
Who is behind it
Filed by Greg Landsman. Cosponsored by Jamie Raskin and Tom Barrett.
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