S3813-119

In Committee

CLEAR Act

119th Congress Introduced Feb 10, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, CLEAR Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology, Transportation, Foreign Policy.

Who Benefits and How

technology companies and users of digital services may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, technology companies and users of digital services may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H6584491B1BB0491BAFD96295A970667B: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Copyright Labeling and Ethical AI Reporting Act or the CLEAR Act.
  • Section HC9794C806CFD421A8112A67CDBA440BC: 2. Notice to be submitted to the Register of Copyrights with respect to copyrighted works used in building generative AI models In this section: The term...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, CLEAR Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Key Policy Areas

Technology, Transportation, Foreign Policy

Primary Purpose

This bill, CLEAR Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Policy Domains

Technology Transportation Foreign Policy

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • technology companies and users of digital services
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • technology companies and users of digital services
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Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 10, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Feb 10, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Feb 10, 2026

Mr. Schiff (for himself and Mr. Curtis) introduced the following …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Technology Transportation Foreign Policy
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"artificial intelligence" §HC9794C806CFD421A8112A67CDBA440BC

an automated system designed to perform a task typically associated with human intelligence or cognitive function. The term copyrighted work means a work that is— protected under title 17, United States Code

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