House Bill 8711
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Data Infrastructure Risk Reduction Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on May 7, 2026
Bill Intelligence
The bill aims to safeguard data centers by defining critical infrastructure, assessing their security, and developing a strategy to defend them from breaches. It focuses on the power and water supply infrastructure connected to data centers and the possible impact on communities. The Secretary of Homeland Security, with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, is tasked with identifying critical data centers and submitting a defense strategy to Congress. The bill's impact concerns the protection of data centers and residential areas from external threats.
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Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
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Bill Number
8711
Congress
119
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
Primary focus of measure is government administration, including agency organization, contracting, facilities and property, information management and services; rulemaking and administrative law; elections and political activities; government employees and officials; Presidents; ethics and public participation; postal service. Measures concerning agency appropriations and the budget process may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
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May 7, 2026
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05/08/2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.
05/07/2026
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
05/07/2026
Introduced in House
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