HR 6461 119th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications

READ AI Models Act

Introduced: May 7, 2026 Introduced by: McBride, Sarah Democratic · Delaware See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jun 25, 2026

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Jun 25, 2026

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 35 - 0.

Dec 4, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Dec 4, 2025

Introduced in House

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What's happening now June 25, 2026

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 35 - 0.

Hearings & markups 1

Full Committee
Markup Jun 25, 2026 · 10:00 AM EDT · Science, Space, and Technology Committee

Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Science, Space, and Technology Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 4

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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Cosponsors 9

Crockett, Jasmine

Texas · Jun 23, 2026

Kean, Thomas H.

New Jersey · Jun 23, 2026

Gottheimer, Josh

New Jersey · Jun 2, 2026

Scholten, Hillary J.

Michigan · Jun 2, 2026

Auchincloss, Jake

Massachusetts · May 7, 2026

Whitesides, George

California · May 7, 2026

Carson, André

Indiana · Mar 12, 2026

Lawler, Michael

New York · Feb 17, 2026

Obernolte, Jay

California · Dec 4, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6461: READ AI Models Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6461/

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"H.R. 6461: READ AI Models Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6461/.

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H.R. 6461, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6461/.

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[H.R. 6461: READ AI Models Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6461/)