Bill · S. 3269· Senate(119-S-3269)
Liquid Cooling for AI Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 11/20/2025
- Last activity
- 4/15/2026 — Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-366.
- Sponsored by
- David McCormick
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 2
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Liquid Cooling for AI Act of 2025," directs the Comptroller General of the United States to perform a comprehensive technology assessment regarding liquid cooling systems. The assessment focuses on their use in artificial intelligence compute clusters and high-performance computing facilities. It specifically looks at research and development needs, market conditions, and the costs and benefits of these technologies. The Comptroller General is tasked with evaluating various cooling methods, including direct-to-chip and immersion cooling. Additionally, the act requires the establishment of an advisory committee to assist in the review process. Finally, the Secretary of Energy must provide a follow-up assessment to Congress after receiving the initial report.
Yes· 3 of 7
Does this improve buses, trains and other public transport?+3
The bill evaluates the avoidance of costs related to new electric transmission and infrastructure upgrades.
Would business owners be better off under this?+3
The bill seeks to optimize data center efficiency and cost-effectiveness for the technology sector.
Is this likely to grow the economy?+3
The bill aims to support the rapid growth of AI and digital technologies by evaluating more efficient cooling infrastructures.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Informed Government Spending: The bill aims to provide a comprehensive, independent assessment to inform efficient and cost-effective deployment decisions across the Federal Government (Section 2(a)(7)).
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Increased Computing Capacity: The review will evaluate how liquid cooling can increase compute capacity by allowing more energy to be used for computing workloads rather than cooling (Section 2(c)(2)(A)(C)).
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Energy Cost Savings: The assessment will include a description of avoided costs of energy, such as deferred and avoided new electric transmission and infrastructure upgrades (Section 2(c)(2)(B)).
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Potential for Heat-Reuse: The bill looks at how heat-reuse can transfer heat to beneficial secondary uses, which could reduce the thermal load on heat-rejection equipment (Section 2(a)(5)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Risk of Equipment Failure: The review must account for potential failure scenarios, such as pump failures or fluid leaks, which could impact computing performance or environments (Section 2(c)(2)(J)).
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Security and Resilience Concerns: The assessment is required to look into the effects of liquid cooling on computing performance, resiliency, and cybersecurity, suggesting these are areas of potential risk (Section 2(c)(2)(D)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Public Transit+3Improves Environmental Protections+2
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+3
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Economic Growth+3
- Education And Technology
- Increases Scientific Research Funding+2
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+2
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves Cybersecurity Defense+2
- 4/15/2026
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-366.
- 11/20/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
Ted BuddRepublican · North Carolina
Christopher CoonsDemocrat · Delaware
Adam SchiffDemocrat · California