diff --git a/docs/language_status/blockers_history.jsonl b/docs/language_status/blockers_history.jsonl
index 210b3d075..fc1e90b13 100644
--- a/docs/language_status/blockers_history.jsonl
+++ b/docs/language_status/blockers_history.jsonl
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@
 {"pr": 4608, "main_sha": "f54d746d56dd1223eb2db7d365e3e2f90a5c3127", "date": "2026-10-07T19:57:59Z", "whole": 76, "total": 125, "whole_burned": 71, "total_burned": 104, "whole_non_burned": 5, "total_non_burned": 21, "refused_whole": 12, "top_gaps": [{"gap": "refused: LayoutError: source defect: source text past column N (…) cuts a literal open: fixed-form COBOL reads columns N", "only": 7, "only_burned": 0, "only_non_burned": 7, "refuses_program": true}, {"gap": "missing copybook CMQGMOV", "only": 2, "only_burned": 2, "only_non_burned": 0, "refuses_program": true}, {"gap": "EXEC CICS FORMATTIME RESP", "only": 1, "only_burned": 0, "only_non_burned": 1, "refuses_program": false}, {"gap": "missing copybook BAQRINFO", "only": 1, "only_burned": 0, "only_non_burned": 1, "refuses_program": true}, {"gap": "EXEC CICS (no reason given)", "only": 1, "only_burned": 1, "only_non_burned": 0, "refuses_program": false}], "scope": "burned + local + census corpora"}
 {"pr": 4627, "main_sha": "f8408bf6e4b3490fee2b0b9bda3de72ec07fb4fb", "date": "2026-10-07T19:58:16Z", "whole": 76, "total": 125, "whole_burned": 71, "total_burned": 104, "whole_non_burned": 5, "total_non_burned": 21, "refused_whole": 12, "top_gaps": [{"gap": "refused: LayoutError: source defect: source text past column N (…) cuts a literal open: fixed-form COBOL reads columns N", "only": 7, "only_burned": 0, "only_non_burned": 7, "refuses_program": true}, {"gap": "missing copybook CMQGMOV", "only": 2, "only_burned": 2, "only_non_burned": 0, "refuses_program": true}, {"gap": "EXEC CICS FORMATTIME RESP", "only": 1, "only_burned": 0, "only_non_burned": 1, "refuses_program": false}, {"gap": "missing copybook BAQRINFO", "only": 1, "only_burned": 0, "only_non_burned": 1, "refuses_program": true}, {"gap": "EXEC CICS (no reason given)", "only": 1, "only_burned": 1, "only_non_burned": 0, "refuses_program": false}], "scope": "burned + local + census corpora"}
 {"pr": 4636, "main_sha": "b72819c4099b8aafac4242f82a19385a7f43225b", "date": "2026-10-07T20:08:37Z", "whole": 78, "total": 125, "whole_burned": 73, "total_burned": 104, "whole_non_burned": 5, "total_non_burned": 21, "refused_whole": 12, "top_gaps": [{"gap": "refused: LayoutError: source defect: source text past column N (…) cuts a literal open: fixed-form COBOL reads columns N", "only": 7, "only_burned": 0, "only_non_burned": 7, "refuses_program": true}, {"gap": "missing copybook CMQGMOV", "only": 2, "only_burned": 2, "only_non_burned": 0, "refuses_program": true}, {"gap": "EXEC CICS FORMATTIME RESP", "only": 1, "only_burned": 0, "only_non_burned": 1, "refuses_program": false}, {"gap": "missing copybook BAQRINFO", "only": 1, "only_burned": 0, "only_non_burned": 1, "refuses_program": true}, {"gap": "EXEC CICS (no reason given)", "only": 1, "only_burned": 1, "only_non_burned": 0, "refuses_program": false}], "scope": "burned + local + census corpora"}
+{"pr": 7901, "main_sha": "4174b5ef9d28735ccf226e84f36345337ff5f70f", "date": "2026-11-06T17:34:09Z", "whole": 113, "total": 127, "whole_burned": 105, "total_burned": 106, "whole_non_burned": 8, "total_non_burned": 21, "refused_whole": 8, "top_gaps": [{"gap": "refused: LayoutError: source defect: source text past column N (…) cuts a literal open: fixed-form COBOL reads columns N", "only": 7, "only_burned": 0, "only_non_burned": 7, "refuses_program": true}, {"gap": "EXEC CICS WEB CONVERSE POST", "only": 1, "only_burned": 0, "only_non_burned": 1, "refuses_program": false}, {"gap": "missing copybook BAQRINFO", "only": 1, "only_burned": 0, "only_non_burned": 1, "refuses_program": true}, {"gap": "MOVE an alphanumeric literal holds a character beyond the single-byte code page (…): its bytes and length depend on how the source reached the compiler", "only": 0, "only_burned": 0, "only_non_burned": 0, "refuses_program": false}, {"gap": "STRING sender <name>, PIC <name>(…)<name>: a numeric item with a P or a decimal place is a compile error in Enterprise COBOL", "only": 0, "only_burned": 0, "only_non_burned": 0, "refuses_program": false}], "scope": "burned + local + census corpora", "copy_members": 1, "note": "T9 re-survey; census basis 40 -> 39 (copy member listed, not counted; owner ruling 2026-11-06, #7709)"}
diff --git a/tests/tools/cics_census.py b/tests/tools/cics_census.py
index 801ab3a1e..6e6e71026 100644
--- a/tests/tools/cics_census.py
+++ b/tests/tools/cics_census.py
@@ -623,6 +623,12 @@ def blockers(rows: dict[tuple[str, str], dict[str, Any]], only: set[tuple[str, s
     }
 
 
+def note_copy_members(res: dict[str, Any], n: int) -> None:
+    """#7901: name the copy members the inventory listed and did not count (added only when there are some)."""
+    if n:
+        res["copy_members"] = n
+
+
 def non_burned_text(res: dict[str, Any]) -> str:
     """#6064: a --no-census run that counted no non-burned program (no local ones either) says `non-burned: not
     surveyed`, never `non-burned 0 / 0`."""
@@ -634,6 +640,9 @@ def non_burned_text(res: dict[str, Any]) -> str:
 def format_blockers(res: dict[str, Any], where: str, top: int = 0) -> str:
     out = [f"# blockers in {where}: {res['scope']}",
            f"translated whole: {res['whole']} / {res['programs']} ({non_burned_text(res)}); refused whole (no statements translated): {res['refused']}"]  # fmt: skip
+    if res.get("copy_members"):
+        out.append(f"basis: {res['programs']} programs; {res['copy_members']} copy member(s) listed, not counted "
+                   f"({COPY_MEMBER_REASON})")  # fmt: skip
     if res.get("cics_programs_not_surveyed"):
         out.append(
             f"CICS programs with no survey row: {res['cics_programs_not_surveyed']} (a corpus left out of the run?)"
@@ -681,6 +690,7 @@ def cmd_blockers(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
         res["census_surveyed"] = not args.no_census
         if only is not None:
             res["cics_programs_not_surveyed"] = len(only - set(rows))
+        note_copy_members(res, len(load_copy_members(args.dir, args.label)))
         where = f"{args.dir}/{args.label}-*"
     if args.json:
         print(json.dumps(res, indent=1))
@@ -879,6 +889,7 @@ def baseline_blockers(d: Path, all_programs: bool = False, census: bool | None =
     res["census_surveyed"] = census
     if only is not None:
         res["cics_programs_not_surveyed"] = len(only - set(rows))
+    note_copy_members(res, len(load_copy_members(d, "before")))
     return res
 
 
@@ -1062,6 +1073,8 @@ def history_entry(res: dict[str, Any], sha: str, date: str, pr: int, note: str |
              "refused_whole": res["refused"], "top_gaps": top, "scope": scope}  # fmt: skip
     if res.get("census_surveyed") is False and not nb:  # #6064: not 0 / 0 -- the census was not surveyed
         entry |= {"whole_non_burned": None, "total_non_burned": None, "census_surveyed": False}
+    if res.get("copy_members"):
+        entry["copy_members"] = res["copy_members"]
     if note:
         entry["note"] = note
     return entry
diff --git a/tests/tools/test_cics_census_copy_member_7901.py b/tests/tools/test_cics_census_copy_member_7901.py
index 69189a365..e3e5fb894 100644
--- a/tests/tools/test_cics_census_copy_member_7901.py
+++ b/tests/tools/test_cics_census_copy_member_7901.py
@@ -83,3 +83,30 @@ def test_program_without_program_id_keeps_a_program_row():
     rows = {"c": [{"program": "B.cbl", "error": "UnitRefused: no PROGRAM-ID"}]}
     assert cc.copy_member_reason(NO_PROGRAM_ID) is None
     assert "| c | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |" in ds.markdown(rows)
+
+
+def _copy_survey(tmp_path, with_copy=True):
+    d = tmp_path / "before-b"
+    d.mkdir()
+    rows = [{"program": "A.cbl", "statements": 1}]
+    if with_copy:
+        rows.append({"program": "REC.cbl", "copy_member": cc.COPY_MEMBER_REASON})
+    (d / "survey.json").write_text(json.dumps({"c": rows}), encoding="utf-8")
+    return cc.blockers(cc.load_surveys(tmp_path, "before"))
+
+
+def test_blockers_name_the_copy_member_basis(tmp_path):
+    res = _copy_survey(tmp_path)
+    cc.note_copy_members(res, len(cc.load_copy_members(tmp_path, "before")))
+    res["scope"] = "every surveyed program"
+    assert res["programs"] == 1 and res["copy_members"] == 1
+    assert "basis: 1 programs; 1 copy member(s) listed, not counted" in cc.format_blockers(res, "x")
+    assert cc.history_entry(res, "abc", "2026-11-06", 1, None, "s")["copy_members"] == 1
+
+
+def test_blockers_have_no_copy_member_key_when_none(tmp_path):
+    res = _copy_survey(tmp_path, with_copy=False)
+    cc.note_copy_members(res, len(cc.load_copy_members(tmp_path, "before")))
+    res["scope"] = "every surveyed program"
+    assert "copy_members" not in res and "basis:" not in cc.format_blockers(res, "x")
+    assert "copy_members" not in cc.history_entry(res, "abc", "2026-11-06", 1, None, "s")