H.R. 8037
119th Congress
House
Protect American AI Act of 2026
Official title: To limit the effect of litigation on the environmental application process for data centers and associated infrastructure.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 24, 2026
Introduced in House
Mar 24, 2026
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
2
Lobbying activity
16
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
- DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE
- SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER
- LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC.
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
- EARTHJUSTICE ACTION
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Interior, Dept of (DOI)
- Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
- Treasury, Dept of
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8037: Protect American AI Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8037/
"H.R. 8037: Protect American AI Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8037/.
H.R. 8037, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8037/.
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