Summer Lee's Record on AI

Summer Lee's Position on AI

Lee formally supports a moratorium on construction and upgrades of covered AI data centers. The main record is her cosponsorship of House bill H.R. 9442, the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act, dated September 15, 2026. The record does not list her as an original cosponsor.

The bill was referred to the Energy and Commerce and Foreign Affairs committees. The inspected status record lists June 24, 2026 as its latest action and records no enactment. That latest action date comes before her September 15 cosponsorship date, and this page reports both dates without reconciling them.

Her record is mixed. She voted yes on the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which became law in 2025 and restricts knowingly publishing nonconsensual intimate depictions, including some AI-made digital forgeries. She also voted yes on the House-passed AI for Main Street Act, a business-assistance bill that has not become law.

Those votes support the bills as a whole. They do not establish opposition to every form or use of AI, and the inspected record includes no personal statement endorsing AI innovation or benefits, so this page does not claim one.

Background at a Glance

Her age is calculated from the birth date in the directory as of November 4, 2026. The 2026 election result comes from a news report, not from the directory.

Background and Political Leaning

According to the directory, Lee was born on November 26, 1987, in North Braddock, Pennsylvania. Her official biography says she grew up in the Mon Valley near Pittsburgh and describes her as an attorney and organizer.

The directory lists a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from Pennsylvania State University, University Park, in 2009, and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Howard University in Washington, D.C., in 2015. Her official biography says she served in the Pennsylvania House beginning in 2019, before her election to Congress.

The official biography also describes her as a former Pennsylvania House legislator and the first Black woman elected to the U.S. House from Pennsylvania. The inspected sources establish her party as Democratic but no finer ideological label, so this page assigns none from party, caucus or biography.

Statements and Actions on AI

Lee's House office issued a January 15, 2026 press release announcing legislation with Sen. Markey, which the release calls the BIAS Act. The bill would establish civil-rights expertise and oversight in federal agencies that use covered AI systems.

Because the legislation is a joint effort with Sen. Markey, the release is not a solo statement, and this page does not quote it. In her statement, Lee connects Pittsburgh's AI economy with protecting marginalized people and civil rights.

The inspected record shows no named AI oversight hearing, investigation or campaign statement in which Lee spoke personally. Her other AI actions are bill roles and recorded votes, which show her formal role or vote and do not show what she said about it.

Policies Supported and Opposed

Lee has a formal role or recorded vote on seven AI-related measures in the inspected record. Only one of them, the TAKE IT DOWN Act, has become law.

The TAKE IT DOWN Act is the only enacted measure in the record. The Senate passed it on February 13, 2025, by unanimous consent, so the record has no individual Senate roll-call vote on it. The law addresses knowing publication of nonconsensual intimate depictions, including specified digital forgeries created with AI or other software, subject to its conditions and exceptions.

Covered platforms must provide a notice and removal process within one year of enactment. They must remove covered depictions within 48 hours of a valid request and make reasonable efforts to remove known identical copies.

The AI for Main Street Act would require small business development centers to help businesses evaluate and use AI, through information, guidance, training and outreach. The House-passed text covers topics that include cybersecurity and regulatory compliance, and its Section 3 authorizes no additional funding.

H.R. 9442 would halt construction or upgrading of new or existing covered AI data centers upon enactment. Covered facilities include those used for AI models at scale, and an alternative branch covers facilities over 20 megawatts (MW) with high-density rack power of at least 20 kilowatts (kW) or liquid or immersion cooling. The bill does not automatically cover every server facility.

The pause is conditional. The text ends it only after laws establish product review, worker and benefit-sharing protections, utility and environmental protections, community approval, no subsidies and union labor standards, and expressly terminate the pause. The text sets no fixed one-year expiry.

H.R. 9442 also requires quarterly public Energy Department reports on financing, water, power, emissions and related topics. It restricts exports of computing infrastructure for covered AI uses to entities in countries without comparable safeguards.

Her other formal roles have less operative detail in the record. The inspected sources give only titles, dates and referral status for H.R. 4640, H.R. 7858, H.R. 7110 and H.R. 9939, so this page does not describe what those bills would do. The January 15, 2026 release announces the BIAS Act, and H.R. 7110 has the same introduction date, but the record does not say they are the same measure.

The inspected record shows no bill, vote or personal statement in which Lee opposes an AI policy. That absence leaves the question open. It does not show that she supports every AI policy.

Current Office and the 2026 Election

Lee currently represents Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district in the U.S. House. An AP call syndicated by WV News, dated November 3, 2026, reports that she won reelection to that district.

The House directory is dated February 20, 2026, before the election, so the result comes from that news report alone. The record shows no certification of the result, so this page reports it as an AP call only.

The report is about Summer Lee, not another politician with a similar name. The record does not give a start date for the next term, so this page does not state one.

Scope and Open Questions

This page draws on Lee's official biography, the Congressional Directory, the status and text of H.R. 9442, the House Clerk's roll-call pages for two votes, the official text and status of H.R. 5764 and S. 146, and one AP election report. It does not cover every statement she has made or every roll call she has cast.

Several facts remain unknown. The inspected status record does not explain how its June 24, 2026 latest action relates to her September 15 cosponsorship, and it shows no action after June 24. The record also does not establish whether the BIAS Act release and H.R. 7110 are the same measure.

The conditions in the moratorium are part of its operative text. The text ends the pause only after several listed laws are enacted, and the business-assistance bill authorizes no additional funding. A yes vote on either bill supports that bill's text and says nothing about her broader views on AI.

To check where H.R. 9442 stands, read the bill text on Congress.gov, then compare it with the GovInfo status record for the latest action.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act law?

No. H.R. 9442 is an introduced bill, and the inspected status record shows referral to committees with no enactment. Lee is a cosponsor and is not listed as an original cosponsor.

Does a yes vote on the AI for Main Street Act mean Lee supports all AI?

No. A yes vote is a vote on the whole bill, and the House-passed text covers small business development centers helping businesses evaluate and use AI. The inspected record does not show why Lee voted as she did, and it does not show her views on AI beyond the actions listed on this page.

Has the November 2026 result in Pennsylvania's 12th district been certified?

This page has no certification source, so it cannot confirm certification. It reports the AP call dated November 3, 2026, and nothing further.