“Voted No on H.R. 9372, the Data Infrastructure Energy Measurement and Standards Act, directing NIST to standardize how data center energy and water use are measured and reported”

At a full committee markup on June 25, 2026, the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee voted 34-1 on the motion to report H.R. 9372, the Data Infrastructure Energy Measurement and Standards Act, as amended. The committee's own summary of the markup describes the bill as directing NIST, in consultation with the Department of Energy, "to improve how data center energy and water use are measured, reported, and analyzed," supporting standardized metrics, best practices and data-sharing mechanisms. The introduced bill text uses the phrase "energy and water use" nine times, including "technical standards for the measurement of energy and water use by data centers." Rep. Daniel Webster of Florida cast the only recorded No vote. Five members (Fleischmann, Tenney, Gillen, Friedman, Riley) recorded no vote on the sheet and are not included here. Outcome: Ordered reported to the House, as amended, 34 Ayes to 1 No Recorded vote: No. Body: U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Measure: H.R. 9372 (119th Congress).