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CREATE Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-650| Senate 
| Updated: 3/5/2019
Tom Udall

Tom Udall

Democratic Senator

New Mexico

Cosponsors (1)
Brian Schatz (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Comprehensive Resources for Entrepreneurs in the Arts to Transform the Economy Act of 2019 or the CREATE Act of 2019 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, (2) the Departments of Commerce and Agriculture to ensure that traditional economic development tools, such as business incubators and grant programs, support the arts industry and creative economy, and (3) the Federal Emergency Management Agency to ensure that expenses incurred by a self-employed worker to repair or replace needed tools because of a major disaster are eligible for disaster assistance. Further, the recipient of a national service program grant is authorized to carry out the program through an Artist Corps that identifies and meets unmet needs in communities through artistic activities. The bill also requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to assist activities that support creative placemaking through community development mechanisms and partnerships between local governments and nonprofit cultural organizations. Commerce shall establish a demonstration program to promote creative and performing arts in the economic planning of local governments. Finally, the Department of Homeland Security must adjudicate petitions for nonimmigrant visas for aliens with extraordinary ability or achievement, and artists and entertainers, within 14 days after receiving them.
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Timeline
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Mar 5, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct 23, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-8671
Introduced in House
  • March 5, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 5, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • October 23, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-8671
    Introduced in House

Commerce

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1519: CREATE Act of 2019
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresArt, artists, authorshipBooks and print mediaCapital gains taxCharitable contributionsCommunity life and organizationCultural exchanges and relationsDepartment of Homeland SecurityDepartment of the TreasuryDisaster relief and insuranceEconomic developmentFederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)Foreign laborGovernment lending and loan guaranteesIncome tax deductionsIntellectual propertyLiteratureMusicNational and community servicePerforming artsProperty rightsRural conditions and developmentSelf-employedSmall businessTax-exempt organizationsTransfer and inheritance taxesVisas and passports

CREATE Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-650| Senate 
| Updated: 3/5/2019
Comprehensive Resources for Entrepreneurs in the Arts to Transform the Economy Act of 2019 or the CREATE Act of 2019 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, (2) the Departments of Commerce and Agriculture to ensure that traditional economic development tools, such as business incubators and grant programs, support the arts industry and creative economy, and (3) the Federal Emergency Management Agency to ensure that expenses incurred by a self-employed worker to repair or replace needed tools because of a major disaster are eligible for disaster assistance. Further, the recipient of a national service program grant is authorized to carry out the program through an Artist Corps that identifies and meets unmet needs in communities through artistic activities. The bill also requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to assist activities that support creative placemaking through community development mechanisms and partnerships between local governments and nonprofit cultural organizations. Commerce shall establish a demonstration program to promote creative and performing arts in the economic planning of local governments. Finally, the Department of Homeland Security must adjudicate petitions for nonimmigrant visas for aliens with extraordinary ability or achievement, and artists and entertainers, within 14 days after receiving them.
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Timeline
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Mar 5, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct 23, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-8671
Introduced in House
  • March 5, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 5, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • October 23, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-8671
    Introduced in House
Tom Udall

Tom Udall

Democratic Senator

New Mexico

Cosponsors (1)
Brian Schatz (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Commerce

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1519: CREATE Act of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresArt, artists, authorshipBooks and print mediaCapital gains taxCharitable contributionsCommunity life and organizationCultural exchanges and relationsDepartment of Homeland SecurityDepartment of the TreasuryDisaster relief and insuranceEconomic developmentFederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)Foreign laborGovernment lending and loan guaranteesIncome tax deductionsIntellectual propertyLiteratureMusicNational and community servicePerforming artsProperty rightsRural conditions and developmentSelf-employedSmall businessTax-exempt organizationsTransfer and inheritance taxesVisas and passports