# House Democrats Seek White House AI Records

House Judiciary and Oversight Committee Democrats Jamie Raskin and Robert Garcia asked President Donald Trump to preserve prompts and AI-generated responses from White House chatbot use, citing Presidential Records Act obligations and cybersecurity concerns. They also requested a closed-door briefing by November 11, 2026, on retention policies, chatbot contracts, usage, and safeguards. The request puts federal AI recordkeeping and security practices under congressional scrutiny, with direct relevance to contractors that provide or support government chatbot systems.

- Contractors supporting federal AI systems should be prepared to explain how prompts and generated responses are retained, protected, and handled under applicable records-management practices; the request identifies these as areas of congressional inquiry, not new requirements.
- The requested briefing date is November 11, 2026 (12 days after the current date). No specific contract, vendor, or contract value was identified in the signal.
- Companies pursuing or supporting federal chatbot work may find it useful to clearly document system usage, retention policies, and cybersecurity safeguards, since these are the specific topics lawmakers requested information about.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Information Technology
**Topics:** Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity
**Published:** October 29, 2026

### Government Entities
- White House
- House Judiciary Committee
- House Oversight Committee

### Sources
- [House Democrats call on Trump to preserve AI chatbot records - Nextgov/FCW](https://www.nextgov.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/10/house-democrats-call-trump-preserve-ai-chatbot-records/416913) - Nextgov/FCW