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S 3521 117th Congress Senate Commerce

CREATE Act of 2022

Introduced: January 19, 2022 Introduced by: Schatz, Brian Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Jan 19, 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 19, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6381 Identical bill CREATE Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 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 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jan 19, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3521: CREATE Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3521/
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"S. 3521: CREATE Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3521/.
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S. 3521, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3521/.
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[S. 3521: CREATE Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3521/)
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