H.R. 7209 119th Congress House

TRAIN Act

Official title: To create an administrative subpoena process to assist copyright owners in determining which of their copyrighted works have been used in the training of artificial intelligence models.

Introduced: January 22, 2026 Introduced by: Madeleine Dean Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov

Commerce

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Jan 22, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Jan 22, 2026

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Lobbying activity 15

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

RECORDING ACADEMY (FKA NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS AND SCIENCES)
for RECORDING ACADEMY · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
RADIUS ADVOCACY, LLC
for INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL & MEDICAL PUBLISHERS (STM) · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
RADIUS ADVOCACY, LLC
for INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL & MEDICAL PUBLISHERS (STM) · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
THORN RUN PARTNERS
for AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS (ASCAP) · New York · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
for RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES
for INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
15 filings
SENATE
15 filings
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
6 filings
State, Dept of (DOS)
6 filings
U.S. Copyright Office
6 filings
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
6 filings
White House Office
6 filings
Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)
5 filings

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Cosponsors 3