119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jun 10, 2026
Protect Working Musicians Act of 2026
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Latest action (Jun 10, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Commerce
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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4 citations.
RECORDING ACADEMY · lobbying firm or registrant: RECORDING ACADEMY (FKA NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS AND SCIENCES)
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$120,778
Spent on own lobbying
…y and Responsibility for Artificial Intelligence Networks (TRAIN) Act Support of S. 3813 the Copyright Labeling and Ethical AI Reporting (CLEAR) Act Support of H.R.9253 the Protect Working Musicians Act Support broadcast performance rights Music Modernization Act implementation Music Licensing reform Copyright protection and e…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSIC · lobbying firm or registrant: NVG, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Copyright issues related to generative artificial intelligence. Issues related to federal right of publicity and digital fakes. H.R.9253 - Protect Working Musicians Act of 2026. H.R.861/S.326 - American Music Fairness Act. H.R.2794/S.1367/S.4591 - NO FAKES Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
RECORDING ACADEMY · lobbying firm or registrant: RECORDING ACADEMY (FKA NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS AND SCIENCES)
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$120,778
Spent on own lobbying
…y and Responsibility for Artificial Intelligence Networks (TRAIN) Act Support of S. 3813 the Copyright Labeling and Ethical AI Reporting (CLEAR) Act Support of H.R.9253 the Protect Working Musicians Act Support broadcast performance rights Music Modernization Act implementation Music Licensing reform Copyright protection and e…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSIC · lobbying firm or registrant: NVG, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Copyright issues related to generative artificial intelligence. Issues related to federal right of publicity and digital fakes. H.R.9253 - Protect Working Musicians Act of 2026. H.R.861/S.326 - American Music Fairness Act. H.R.2794/S.1367/S.4591 - NO FAKES Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing