A step too far? US lawmaker pledges 'Data Center Bill of Rights' to let protests be more effective
US lawmaker pledges 'Data Center Bill of Rights' to let protests be more effective News By Rahim Amir Published 12 August 2026 A limited move in the right direction or political overreach? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Khanna has introduced a simple House resolution, which has been referred to the Energy and Commerce and Judiciary committees.
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Pro A step too far? US lawmaker pledges 'Data Center Bill of Rights' to let protests be more effective News By Rahim Amir Published 12 August 2026 A limited move in the right direction or political overreach? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A data center where storage servers populate dozens of racks (Image credit: Old Source) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Congressman Ro Khanna has introduced H. Res.
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