# 119-s-5645: Data Center Community Empowerment Act of 2026

119-s-5645, Data Center Community Empowerment Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT); status introduced (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5645
- Congress: 119
- Title: Data Center Community Empowerment Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-30
- Sponsor: Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-17

## Summary

**Provides neutral technical help and plain-English tools to State, local, and Tribal governments so they can evaluate how proposed data centers affect energy, water, infrastructure, and local economies.** - Would create a Data Center Community Assistance Program and require a public, nontechnical toolkit within 180 days to help local officials ask the right questions and understand electricity, water, cooling, and cost issues. - Would give governments objective analyses on projected peak and annual electricity demand, transmission and distribution needs and costs, projected water withdrawals and cooling options, expected construction and permanent jobs, and anticipated local tax impacts. - At a government's request, DOE could compel voluntary disclosure from developers and utilities and independently assess the reasonableness of models, assumptions, and projections. - Requires DOE to identify material assumptions and uncertainties in any analysis and bars the agency from recommending whether a specific data center should be approved or denied, while preserving DOE's ability to provide grants, loans, or loan guarantees under other law.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Help for communities considering data centers: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require the Energy Secretary to set up a Data Center Community Assistance Program within 180 days. The program would give State, local, and Tribal governments plain-English information and technical help. Help would cover electricity demand and costs, needed grid upgrades…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-1462: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-s-3636: Build HUBS Act
- 119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-5645 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5645)

## Related
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-1462: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1462)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-3636: Build HUBS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3636)
- [119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3597)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5645 (as of 2026-10-17).