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US HB7209

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/22/2026

Primary Sponsor

Madeleine Dean

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Creates an administrative subpoena process allowing copyright owners to compel AI developers to disclose which copyrighted works were used to train generative AI models
  • Copyright owners must file a sworn declaration with a U.S. district court clerk stating good faith belief their works were used in AI training and that records will only be used to protect their rights
  • AI developers must expeditiously disclose copies or records sufficient to identify copyrighted works used in training upon receiving a valid subpoena
  • Establishes a rebuttable presumption that developers copied the copyrighted work if they fail to comply with a subpoena
  • Imposes confidentiality requirements on copyright owners receiving disclosed records and allows courts to sanction bad faith subpoena requests under Federal Rule 11(c)

Legislative Description

TRAIN Act Transparency and Responsibility for Artificial Intelligence Networks Act

Commerce

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

1/22/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/22/2026

Full Bill Text

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