# 119-hr-8711: Data Infrastructure Risk Reduction Act

119-hr-8711, Data Infrastructure Risk Reduction Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8711
- As of: 2026-09-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8711
- Congress: 119
- Title: Data Infrastructure Risk Reduction Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-05-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Treating certain data centers as critical infrastructure** is the bill's core aim. This bill would require the Department of Homeland Security, through the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, to identify those centers and produce a defense strategy.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Protecting data centers and neighborhoods: benefit, low. This bill would require the Department of Homeland Security, through CISA, to identify which data centers should be treated as critical infrastructure. It would require CISA to consider power and water supply security, with special focus on above-ground transmission lines and electrical substations…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-8711 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8711)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8711 (as of 2026-09-21).