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HR 2212 115th Congress House Health Civil actions and liability Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Licensing and registrations Prescription drugs Product development and innovation

CREATES Act of 2017

Introduced: June 6, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Apr 28, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 27, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 27, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples Act of 2017 or the CREATES Act of 2017

This bill permits the developer of a drug or biological product to bring a civil action against the license holder of an approved drug or biological product if the holder has declined to make available sufficient quantities of the approved drug or product for the developer's testing.

What's happening now April 28, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 974 Identical bill CREATES Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 8 Republican 2
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Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Sep 28, 2018
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Aug 10, 2018
O'Rourke, Beto
· Jun 6, 2018
Renacci, James
· Jun 6, 2018
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · May 3, 2018
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 17, 2018
Brat, Dave
· Mar 15, 2018
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 15, 2018
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Mar 13, 2018
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Mar 13, 2018
DUNCAN, JOHN
· Mar 8, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 8, 2018
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 20, 2018
Rooney, Francis
· Feb 20, 2018
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 8, 2018
Rokita, Todd
· Feb 8, 2018
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Feb 6, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2212: CREATES Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2212/
MLA
"H.R. 2212: CREATES Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2212/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2212, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2212/.
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[H.R. 2212: CREATES Act of 2017](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2212/)
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