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US SB3813

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/10/2026

Primary Sponsor

Adam Schiff

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Requires developers of generative AI models to submit notice to the Register of Copyrights identifying all copyrighted works used in training datasets, including a detailed summary of each work and the dataset URL if publicly available.

  • Notice must be filed at least 30 days before commercial use or release of new AI models; existing models must file within 30 days after regulations are issued.

  • Copyright owners may sue for failure to file required notices, with civil penalties of at least $5,000 per violation, capped at $2,500,000 per year per defendant.

  • Courts may also issue injunctions halting use of copyrighted works until notice is filed and award attorney's fees to prevailing copyright owners.

  • Register of Copyrights must establish a public online database of all submitted notices and issue implementing regulations within 180 days; the Act takes effect 180 days after enactment.

Legislative Description

CLEAR Act Copyright Labeling and Ethical AI Reporting Act

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2/10/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/10/2026

Full Bill Text

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