Rep. Jamie Raskin, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, launched an investigation into Amazon, Alphabet's Google, Meta Platforms and Oracle over nondisclosure agreements with local officials involved in proposed U.S. data centers. His letters seek the agreements, projected electricity and water consumption, and explanations of whether the contracts were used to block public-records requests. The inquiry details alleged secrecy practices involving shell companies, San Jose officials and a Meta-linked $50 billion Louisiana project. It comes as more than 1,000 data centers are reportedly in development across more than 40 states, prompting concerns about utility costs, water use and limited public input. Amazon said it had ended its use of NDAs with government partners, while Google, Meta and Oracle did not immediately comment.