# Craft brief — AI Data Center Moratorium Act (H.R. 9442 IH)

**Print:** 119th · H.R. 9442 · IH · Ocasio-Cortez et al.  
**Brick id:** `HR9442_AI_Data_Center_Moratorium_119IH` · slug `hr-9442-ai-data-center-moratorium`  
**Companion:** `s-4214-ai-data-center-moratorium`

## Purpose
Residual-honest package of a **moratorium on construction/upgrade of AI data centers** until specified federal AI safeguards are enacted, **Commerce export controls** on computing infrastructure hardware, and **DOE** quarterly reporting.

## What it can quote
- Short title / findings  
- SEC. 3 construction moratorium conditions  
- SEC. 4 export controls  
- DOE reporting duties  

## Must NOT
- Not legal advice. IH ≠ enacted law.  
- Not the same as H.R.5388's **state AI law** moratorium — cite both bricks when comparing.  

## Adjacent
- Companion: https://kbmill.com/bills/s-4214-ai-data-center-moratorium/  
- Uniformity: https://kbmill.com/bills/hr-5388-ai-uniformity/  
- Compare: https://kbmill.com/bills/compare-ai-bills-119/