Securing Reliable Power for Advanced Technologies Act
Latest action (7 Nov 2025): Introduced
What this bill does
H.R. 5927, the "Securing Reliable Power for Advanced Technologies Act," would amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to let the President designate certain artificial intelligence infrastructure projects—large data centers, associated dispatchable power plants, transmission lines, and fuel-supply facilities—as "priority national defense projects." Once designated, federal agencies would be required to review permits concurrently on a consolidated schedule with a two-year deadline for authorizations, and a single lead agency would handle environmental reviews. The bill also sets special, expedited judicial-review rules for legal challenges to these designations and permits, allows the President to exempt designated projects from certain future emissions or operational rules for national-defense reasons, and creates a compensation process for owners if later federal actions materially impair a designated facility's operation. It further makes such facilities eligible for Defense Production Act financial assistance (loans, guarantees, purchase commitments), including rural electric cooperatives.
The bill primarily affects companies building or operating large AI data centers and the power plants, transmission systems, and fuel suppliers (coal, gas, oil, rail) that serve them, as well as federal permitting agencies, courts handling related litigation, and electric utilities and cooperatives seeking financing. It aims to speed federal permitting and provide financial and legal protections to accelerate power supply for AI infrastructure.
The bill was introduced November 7, 2025, by Rep. Andy Barr and referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. It has not yet received committee action, floor votes, or Senate consideration, and would need to pass both chambers and be signed into law to take effect.
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Official summary
This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on November 7, 2025. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 5927 do?
- H.R. 5927, the "Securing Reliable Power for Advanced Technologies Act," would amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to let the President designate certain artificial intelligence infrastructure projects—large data centers, associated dispatchable power plants, transmission lines, and fuel-supply facilities—as "priority national defense projects." Once designated, federal agencies would be required to review permits concurrently on a consolidated schedule with a two-year deadline for authorizations, and a single lead agency would handle environmental reviews. The bill also sets special, expedited judicial-review rules for legal challenges to these designations and permits, allows the President to exempt designated projects from certain future emissions or operational rules for national-defense reasons, and creates a compensation process for owners if later federal actions materially impair a designated facility's operation. It further makes such facilities eligible for Defense Production Act financial assistance (loans, guarantees, purchase commitments), including rural electric cooperatives. The bill primarily affects companies building or operating large AI data centers and the power plants, transmission systems, and fuel suppliers (coal, gas, oil, rail) that serve them, as well as federal permitting agencies, courts handling related litigation, and electric utilities and cooperatives seeking financing. It aims to speed federal permitting and provide financial and legal protections to accelerate power supply for AI infrastructure. The bill was introduced November 7, 2025, by Rep. Andy Barr and referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. It has not yet received committee action, floor votes, or Senate consideration, and would need to pass both chambers and be signed into law to take effect.
- Has H.R. 5927 become law?
- Not yet. As of 7 Nov 2025, H.R. 5927 is introduced.
- Who sponsored H.R. 5927?
- H.R. 5927 was sponsored by Rep. Garland “Andy” Barr [R-KY6] (Republican-KY), with 0 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 5927?
- Introduced (7 Nov 2025).
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