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Sanders-AOC Bill Would Freeze US AI Data Center Construction Until Congress Enacts Comprehensive Safety Laws
S. 4214, the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act, would halt all new AI data center construction in the United States until Congress passes legislation covering pre-market AI safety review, worker protections, environmental safeguards, and labor standards. The bill also proposes extraterritorial export controls on computing hardware destined for countries without equivalent regulation.
Transparency Acts Multiply: Three US House Bills Expand Disclosure Demands Across Government, Foreign Influence, and Immigration
Three House bills introduced in late March and early April 2026 deploy the label "transparency" across starkly different domains - from mandating release of a sealed Special Counsel report to tightening foreign agent disclosures and requiring real-time immigration status notifications. Together, they illustrate the breadth of congressional appetite for compelled disclosure.
Three Congressional Bills Target US Export Control Enforcement: Extended Statute of Limitations, Faster Entity Listings, and China-Focused Review
Three bipartisan and Republican-sponsored bills introduced in the US House in March and April 2026 propose significant amendments to the Export Control Reform Act of 2018, extending the statute of limitations for violations to ten years, streamlining Entity List modifications, and mandating an interagency review of China's military-civil fusion strategy. Together, they signal a comprehensive push to close enforcement gaps in the US export control architecture.
Wave of EU Anti-Dumping Regulations Reshapes Trade Dynamics in 2026
Six EU anti-dumping regulations published in March and April 2026 target products ranging from softwood plywood and glass fibre to polyamide yarns and terephthalic acid, with duty rates reaching up to 90.1%. The measures reflect the European Commission's continued assertive use of trade defence instruments across a broad geographic and sectoral spectrum.
US and EU Air Quality Regulation in Flux: MATS Repeal, New CMAS Standards, and Tightening EU Limits
Three simultaneous EPA actions-a correction to the MATS repeal for coal-fired power plants, new LDAR requirements for chemical manufacturing area sources, and a Title V permit revision in California-reshape the US air-emissions landscape. Meanwhile, the EU's recast Ambient Air Quality Directive heads toward its December 2026 transposition deadline. Compliance teams face diverging risk profiles on both sides of the Atlantic.