Data Infrastructure Risk Reduction Act

Sponsor: Suhas Subramanyam (Democratic-VA)May 7, 2026

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.

New federal strategy would protect data centers and nearby communities.

The Department of Homeland Security would develop a plan to protect important data centers from external breaches and other security risks. It would also create a strategy to keep communities near these centers safe. This means federal agencies would focus on securing these digital hubs and their neighbors.

What Would Change

Current law does not explicitly require the Department of Homeland Security to create a plan for defending data centers from external breaches. It also doesn't require a plan for protecting nearby communities. If this bill becomes law, the Department of Homeland Security would need to identify important data centers as 'critical infrastructure.' Within 180 days, it would submit a strategy to Congress. This strategy would cover how to defend these data centers from external breaches and how to protect nearby communities from potential risks.

Key Provisions

Requires the Department of Homeland Security to identify important data centers as 'critical infrastructure'.
Requires federal agencies to consider the security of power and water supplies connected to critical data centers.
Requires federal agencies to consider how data centers located near homes might affect those communities.
Requires a federal strategy, sent to Congress within 180 days, to defend critical data centers from external breaches.
Requires a federal strategy, sent to Congress within 180 days, to protect communities near data centers.

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Data Infrastructure Risk Reduction Act

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