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United States (federal)United States (federal)Executive orderExecutive Order 14421
Declaring a National Emergency To Secure the United States Bulk-Power System
Declares a national emergency over foreign threats to the bulk power system, citing electricity demand from data centers and AI.
Published in the Federal Register, 91 FR 55995Aug 31 2 months ago
- Body
- The White House
- Introduced
- Aug 26
- Sponsors
- R (Republican)Republican
- Topics
- CyberData centers
Timeline
Aug 31 2 months ago
Aug 26 2 months ago
Sponsors
- R (Republican)Donald Trump
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Change log
- AddedAdded to the list. Set by hand from the official record.Sep 27
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