Brett Guthrie will have the House Energy and Commerce Committee examine legislation to ensure communities are not charged for water used by data centers.

Brett Guthrie · Kentucky · Republican

policy impact 0.55 specificity 0.78 extraction confidence 72%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, announced that the Committee will examine legislation to ensure communities are not being charged for the water used by data centers.

Guthrie, as Energy and Commerce chair, announced the committee will examine data center water-use legislation aimed at preventing communities from bearing related water costs.

ICYMI: “House Energy and Commerce Committee Moves to Address Data Center Water Use”
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The House Energy and Commerce Committee said Guthrie announced the Committee will examine legislation to keep communities from being charged for data-center water use, with a Sept. 3 hearing planned on the Water Cost Accountability Act.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, an official committee post shows Guthrie had announced a specific committee hearing and draft bill on the exact water-cost issue. Because the hearing date was after the 2026-09-01 as-of date, the commitment was not yet fully delivered but had concrete scheduled action.

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ICYMI: “House Energy and Commerce Committee Moves to Address Data Center Water Use”
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The official House Committee Repository lists a Sept. 3, 2026 Energy and Commerce Environment Subcommittee hearing and includes text for the draft Water Cost Accountability Act of 2026.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official calendar entry independently verifies that the committee scheduled an examination of drinking-water/ratepayer legislation and posted draft bill text. As of 2026-09-01, this supports a partial/pending status rather than final delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

Reliable Water in the Digital Age: Examining Legislation to Strengthen Drinking Water Systems and Protect Ratepayers
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As of September 1, 2026, Guthrie had materially advanced the promised committee examination: the House Energy and Commerce Committee announced a September 3, 2026 hearing on legislation addressing data-center water costs, and the official House repository listed the hearing and draft Water Cost Accountability Act text. Because the hearing had not yet occurred by the as-of date, the promised examination was scheduled but not fully delivered.

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