holding Big Tech accountable for energy costs driven by massive AI data centers
Hold Big Tech accountable for energy costs driven by massive AI data centers.
Occurrences
Evidence
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The campaign platform says: "Big Tech companies are building massive AI data centers that use enormous amounts of energy, driving up costs for everyone else" and promises, "In Congress, I’ll hold Big Tech accountable. I’ll co-sponsor Bernie’s moratorium on new AI data centers, and make sure they pay for the energy they use."
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The House record shows that Analilia Mejia was sworn in as a Member of the House on April 20, 2026, and that she "is now a Member of the 119th Congress."
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Rep. Mejia's official press-release index lists a September 1, 2026 release about joining the Congressional Black Caucus, followed by August releases on ICE detention and Medicaid. The visible recent items do not show an AI data-center, utility-bill, Big Tech, or energy-cost accountability action.
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GovInfo shows H.R. 9442, the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act, was introduced June 24, 2026 and referred to House Energy and Commerce and Foreign Affairs. The GovInfo record lists Ocasio-Cortez as sponsor and original cosponsors, but not Mejia; the bill text includes conditions that AI data centers not increase consumer utility or electricity bills and requires Energy Department public reports.
Assessments
Mejia entered Congress on April 20, 2026, so the promise is being judged during her current federal term. The evidence shows a closely related AI Data Center Moratorium Act was introduced in June 2026, but the official record identifies other sponsors and does not show Mejia as a sponsor, cosponsor, or material mover. Her recent official releases also do not show action on AI data centers, Big Tech energy-cost accountability, or utility-bill protections. Because she remains in office and the record does not establish either delivery or a serious failed attempt, the promise is unresolved rather than delivered or never.
Mejia was sworn into the 119th Congress on April 20, 2026, so the relevant federal office term has only recently begun. The available evidence establishes the campaign promise and her entry into office, but does not show that she has co-sponsored a moratorium, advanced legislation, used oversight authority, or otherwise held Big Tech accountable for AI data-center energy costs. Because there is not yet evidence of delivery or a failed serious attempt, the promise is best treated as unresolved rather than never fulfilled.