S. 4727 119th Congress Senate

Artificial Intelligence Environmental Impacts Act of 2026

Official title: A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out a study on the environmental impacts of artificial intelligence data ce… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out a study on the environmental impacts of artificial intelligence data centers and associated energy infrastructure, to require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to convene a consortium on such environmental impacts, and to require the Administrator to develop a reporting system for the reporting of the environmental impacts of artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 9, 2026 Introduced by: Edward J. Markey Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov

Environmental Protection

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Jun 9, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Jun 9, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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Study environmental impacts of AI data centers and create reporting system.

This bill would require the Environmental Protection Agency to study how artificial intelligence data centers and their related energy infrastructure affect the environment. It would also direct the National Institute of Standards and Technology to bring together a consortium to examine these environmental impacts. Additionally, the EPA would need to develop a system for reporting on the environmental effects of artificial intelligence. The bill was introduced in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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Booker, Cory A.

New Jersey · Jun 9, 2026

Van Hollen, Chris

Maryland · Jun 9, 2026

Welch, Peter

Vermont · Jun 9, 2026

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · Jun 9, 2026

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4727: Artificial Intelligence Environmental Impacts Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4727/

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"S. 4727: Artificial Intelligence Environmental Impacts Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4727/.

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S. 4727, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4727/.

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