Congress·In Committee·S. 3813

CLEAR Act

Senate Bill Would Force AI Companies to Disclose Copyrighted Training Data or Face $2.5M Fines

Feb 10·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Next up: A senate committee

A senate committee must act next: committee consideration.

Legislative Progress

Senate

House

President

Law

Key Points

Tech companies building AI tools would have to tell the government which copyrighted books, songs, or images they used to train their systems. This rule would apply to both new AI models and ones that are already being used by the public.
The government would put this information into a public online database. This allows artists, writers, and musicians to see if their work was used to teach an AI without their knowledge or permission.
If a company doesn't report their data, they could be sued by the creators of those works. A court could fine the company at least $5,000 for each work they didn't report, with a total limit of $2.5 million in fines per year.
This policy aims to make AI development more transparent. By knowing what data is being used, the public and creators can better understand how AI models are made and ensure creators are treated fairly.

Technology DigitalCivil Rights

Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

Scores run from -100 (strongly harmful) to +100 (strongly beneficial) for each group, combining impact, certainty, scope, and duration ratings of 1-5. How impact scoring works

Small businesses and startups building generative AI products would need to catalog and report every copyrighted work in their training datasets to the Copyright Office before releasing their models. This creates a significant compliance burden — especially for smaller companies that may lack legal teams — but also levels the playing field by applying the same transparency rules to everyone. Companies face fines of at least $5,000 per unreported work, up to $2.5 million per year, plus potential injunctions halting their AI products.

-2

ImpactCertaintyScopeDurationSentiment

-2

ImpactCertaintyScopeDurationSentiment

Milestones

2 milestones2 actions

Feb 10, 2026Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

Feb 10, 2026

Introduced in Senate

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

Related News

1 article

IPWatchdog·Feb 11

CLEAR Act Would Establish Notice Requirements for Copyrighted Works in AI Training Data

The Copyright Labeling and Ethical AI Reporting (CLEAR) Act would establish mandatory reporting requirements for AI developers. If enacted, the bill creates a cause of action for copyright owners to sue for non-compliance, with penalties of at least $5,000 per work and a $2.5 million annual cap.

Center

No votes or related bills recorded for this bill yet.