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HR 6381 117th Congress House Commerce

CREATE Act of 2022

Introduced: January 12, 2022 Introduced by: Dingell, Debbie Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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Jan 13, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Jan 12, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Financial Services, 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.
Jan 12, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Comprehensive Resources for Entrepreneurs in the Arts to Transform the Economy Act of 2022 or the CREATE Act of 2022

This bill expands financial assistance for, and establishes measures to support, the creative economy and art entrepreneurs.

Specifically, the bill requires (1) the Small Business Administration to develop loan criteria, evaluation procedures, and technical assistance programs for small business concerns that are owned by artists and support the creative economy; and (2) the Department of Commerce to ensure that traditional economic development tools, such as business incubators and grant programs, support the arts industry and creative economy.

What's happening now January 13, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3521 Identical bill CREATE Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Lobbying activity 6

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS
    for AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
  • AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS
    for AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
  • AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS
    for AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
  • AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS
    for AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025
  • AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS
    for AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2025
  • AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS
    for AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 8
D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jun 22, 2022
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jun 9, 2022
Cicilline, David
· May 13, 2022
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· May 10, 2022
Manning, Kathy
· May 10, 2022
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · May 10, 2022
 D
Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Mar 3, 2022
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jan 25, 2022
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 12, 2022
COOPER, JAMES
· Jan 12, 2022
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jan 12, 2022
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jan 12, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6381: CREATE Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6381/
MLA
"H.R. 6381: CREATE Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6381/.
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H.R. 6381, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6381/.
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[H.R. 6381: CREATE Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6381/)
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