Ban non-disclosure agreements that prevent public officials from discussing data center projects with constituents and ensure officials can answer to and protect the people they represent.

Jamie Raskin · Maryland · Democratic

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Commitment kind: outcome. Promised action: Introduce and advance legislation banning corporate non-disclosure agreements that prevent public officials from discussing data center projects with constituents.. Promised outcome: No public official is stifled from answering to constituents and protecting their interests regarding data center projects.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. U.S. Representative for Maryland's 8th District co-introducing the No Secrets for Data Centers Act in September 2026.

Occurrences

“The American people have a right to know how data centers being built in their communities will affect local utilities, the local environment, and the local economy, and who will be responsible if and when things go wrong,” said Raskin. “Yet throughout the country, local officials are blocked from discussing these projects with their constituents because of the Non-Disclosure Agreements Big Tech companies are imposing to cloak these projects in secrecy. I’m proud to introduce this bill with Rep. Landsman to ban these corporate gag orders and make sure no public official is stifled in their most fundamental duty: answering to the people they represent and protecting their interests.”

Raskin committed through the No Secrets for Data Centers Act to ban data center-related NDAs that silence public officials and to protect officials' ability to inform and answer to constituents.

Barrett Helps Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Transparency, Ban Data Centers NDAs | Representative Tom Barrett
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Evidence

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introduced the No Secrets for Data Centers Act to prohibit non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) by government officials to conceal details of data center projects from the public.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Within the 2026-09-23 to 2026-09-25 lookback window, an official House press release says Barrett, Landsman, and Jamie Raskin introduced a bill matching the NDA/data-center transparency commitment. Introduction shows concrete effort, but not enactment or delivery.

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Barrett Helps Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Transparency, Ban Data Centers NDAs | Representative Tom Barrett
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Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-09-25 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown A for effort

Verified evidence shows Raskin helped introduce the No Secrets for Data Centers Act, which is material effort toward banning NDAs that conceal data center project details. But the commitment is framed as achieving the ban and ensuring officials are not stifled; introduction alone does not prove enactment or the promised outcome, and no deadline has expired as of 2026-09-25.

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