Technology, Innovation & AI-Specific Terms

Establishes a datacenter utility rate classification, providing targeted congestion management incentives for upstate New York, and regulating off-grid power connections for datacenter operations.

Key Points

• Establishes datacenter utility rate classification for AI/ML workloads
• Provides incentives for technology infrastructure in upstate NY
• Regulates power connections for advanced computing operations

Creating the Right to Compute Act and requiring shutdowns of AI controlled critical infrastructure.

Key Points

• Establishes Right to Compute as fundamental principle
• Mandates shutdown procedures for AI-controlled critical infrastructure
• Creates framework for AI governance and safety in computing

Enacts the South Carolina Job Creation and Competitiveness Act of 2025.

Key Points

• Tax reform to attract technology companies
• Income tax reduction to 3.5% flat rate
• Creates competitive environment for tech innovation

Comprehensive energy legislation encouraging advanced nuclear and fusion energy for technology infrastructure.

Key Points

• Encourages deployment of fusion energy and advanced nuclear facilities
• Permits evaluation of small modular nuclear for data center power
• Supports technology innovation through diverse energy sources

Requires annual reporting on China's advanced artificial intelligence capabilities.

Key Points

• Annual reporting on China's AI and computing capabilities
• Tracks foreign AI development and data center capacity
• Informs US technology policy and innovation strategy

Enacts the Right to Compute Act addressing AI governance and computational rights.

Key Points

• Requires AI risk management policies for critical infrastructure
• Establishes computational resource access rights
• Creates AI governance framework for South Carolina

Establishes the right to compute in New Hampshire for technology innovation.

Key Points

• Establishes fundamental right to compute
• Supports technology innovation and development
• Protects computational resource access

State budget with technology and innovation funding provisions.

Key Points

• Technology infrastructure funding provisions
• Data center development support
• Innovation and economic development investments

A bill to enhance the rights of domestic employees.

Key Points

• Enhances employee rights and protections
• Addresses workplace standards
• Broad bipartisan support

House companion bill for worker protections.

Key Points

• Companion bill with 100+ co-sponsors
• Comprehensive labor standards
• Technology sector worker protections