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Bernie Sanders

Senator who announced a federal AI data-center moratorium proposal

Sanders's March 2026 proposal would tie resumption of covered construction to new federal safeguards. His announcement emphasizes workers, safety, household costs and community impacts.

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  1. 1. Legislative advocacy announcement · Office of Senator Bernie Sanders

    Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez announce the AI Data Center Moratorium Act

    Records the sponsors' proposal and arguments. Predictions quoted by advocates are not independently demonstrated outcomes.

    Publication: 2026-03-25 · Checked: 2026-09-07
    Location in source: Announcement and sponsors' stated reasons: safety, workers, utility costs and communities

    Source record: sanders-moratorium-announcement

  2. 2. Proposed legislative text · Office of Senator Bernie Sanders

    Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act: published Senate proposal

    This is the published proposal, not an enacted-law or legislative-status record. Its definition covers AI use at scale or specified power-and-hardware criteria; it is not a blanket ban on every data center.

    Publication: Released with March 25, 2026 announcement · Checked: 2026-09-07
    Location in source: PDF pages 7–8: section 3(a), covered facilities; pages 8–10: section 3(b), pause and conditions for ending it

    Source record: sanders-moratorium-text