# 119-hr-9372: Data Infrastructure Energy Measurement and Standards Act

119-hr-9372, Data Infrastructure Energy Measurement and Standards Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA); status in_committee (as of 2026-10-08).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9372
- Congress: 119
- Title: Data Infrastructure Energy Measurement and Standards Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-06-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-08

## Summary

**Standardize measurement of data-center energy and water use, including AI workloads.** This bill would direct the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, working with the Secretary of Energy, to run a research program that develops methods, metrics, and data-sharing practices for measuring energy and water use in data centers and the workloads they run.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA), 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- NIST program for data centers: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would direct the Director of NIST, with consultation from the Secretary of Energy, to run a measurement research program. The program would study how to measure energy and water use at data centers, including AI training and inference and behind-the-meter power. It would develo…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9372 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9372)

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- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9372 (as of 2026-10-08).