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H.R. 6165 119th Congress House

CREATIVE Act of 2025

Official title: To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to establish a grant program to increase job opportunities for artists and creative professional… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to establish a grant program to increase job opportunities for artists and creative professionals, improve the quality and availability of arts facilities and arts-related programming, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 20, 2025 Introduced by: Suzanne Bonamici Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
Arts, Culture, Religion
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Nov 21, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Nov 20, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Nov 20, 2025
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Lobbying activity 13

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 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3 Republican 3
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Mar 24, 2026
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Feb 24, 2026
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Dec 1, 2025
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Carey, Mike
Ohio · Nov 20, 2025
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Nov 20, 2025
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Nov 20, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6165: CREATIVE Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6165/
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"H.R. 6165: CREATIVE Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6165/.
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H.R. 6165, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6165/.
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