{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-introduces-bill-to-ban-data-centers-on-public-lands", "Wyden Introduces Bill to Ban Data Centers on Public Lands", "2026-09-30", "2026", "2026-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "OR", "Ron Wyden", "W000779", "www.wyden.senate.gov", "wyden", "https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "Wyden bill follows public reporting that Trump administration is trying to transfer over 17,000 acres of public land in the West for data center development\n\nWashington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today introduced legislation that would ban the development, sale or transfer of federally-owned public lands for the purpose of constructing new data centers and associated infrastructure in Oregon and nationwide.\n\nIntroduction of the bill follows recent reports that the Trump administration is considering the transfer of more than 17,000 acres of public land across Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, Idaho, Wyoming and Utah to build 12 new data centers. Further reporting confirms that the administration is eyeing a parcel of federal land in Eastern Oregon near Hermiston, Ore., for development.\n\n\u201cPublic lands belong to the taxpayers, not corporations, and especially not Donald Trump,\u201d Wyden said. \u201cIf there\u2019s one thing I\u2019ve learned during my time in public service, it\u2019s that when you come for Oregonians\u2019 public lands, you\u2019ll have hell to pay. My legislation is the ironclad path to ensuring that Trump \u2013 or any future administration \u2013 cannot hijack our treasured public lands to build data centers that use up water resources and jack up energy costs.\u201d\n\nEarlier this year, Wyden unveiled a comprehensive proposal to ensure data centers start paying for the disruptions caused to communities like higher energy costs and water usage.\n\n###", 1, "2026-10-01T11:23:28Z", "2026-10-01T11:25:15Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-introduces-bill-to-ban-data-centers-on-public-lands"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4639492146670818, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}