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H.R. 7487 116th Congress House

PLACE Act

Official title: To promote and support the local arts and creative economy in the United States.

Introduced: July 2, 2020 Introduced by: Chellie Pingree Democratic · Maine See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Adult education and literacyArt, artists, authorshipBooks and print mediaBusiness expenses
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Sep 30, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Sep 11, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Jul 6, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Jul 2, 2020
Introduced in House
Jul 2, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Veterans' Affairs, Small Business, Ways and Means, and Agriculture, 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.
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 Latest action September 30, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Promoting Local Arts and Creative Economy Workforce Act of 2020 or the PLACE Act

This bill establishes or amends programs and activities to provide for opportunities for education or job training in a creative industry or occupation.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 3232 Identical bill PLACE Act
  • HR 1793 Artist-Museum Partnership Act of 2019
  • HR 3121 Performing Artist Tax Parity Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7487: PLACE Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7487/
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"H.R. 7487: PLACE Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7487/.
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H.R. 7487, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7487/.
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