Pause new AI data center construction until safeguards are set

Pingree cosponsored the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act, which would pause new AI data center construction and major expansions until Congress establishes safeguards. The proposed safeguards address safety reviews, utility costs, environmental harms, community approval, labor standards, and AI’s economic effects.

Context: The moratorium is a proposed measure she cosponsored, not a statement that a pause is in effect.

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which would pause new AI data center construction and major expansions until Congress establishes safeguards

The source

Chellie Pingree: Artificial Intelligence

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Retrieved: 11/10/2026