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H.R. 965: CREATES Act of 2019

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H.R. 965: CREATES Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-02-05 · Health · Latest: Supplemental report filed by the Committee on the Judiciary, H. Rept. 116-55, Part III.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-02-05 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Supplemental report filed by the Committee on the Judiciary, H. Rept. 116-55, Part III. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

CREATES Act of 2019

Plain summary

Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples Act of 2019 or the CREATES Act of 2019 This bill generally allows the developer of a drug or biological product, such as a generic or biosimilar version of a drug, to bring a civil action against the license holder of an approved medication if the holder refuses to make available sufficient quantities of the approved medication for the developer's testing. The bill also establishes affirmative defenses to such a civil action. In addition, the bill authorizes drug manufacturers seeking Food and Drug Administration approval for a generic drug to use alternative methods to develop elements assure safe use of a drug.

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House, Part II), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

CREATES Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House, Part II)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] · 68 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 965, CREATES Act of 2019 (2019-04-30); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 965, CREATES Act of 2019 (2019-05-09)

Cosponsors on this site

Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Peter Welch (D-VT), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Tom Cole (R-OK), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Scott Perry (R-PA), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Jason Crow (D-CO), John B. Larson (D-CT), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Kim Schrier (D-WA), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Ed Case (D-HI), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Sean Casten (D-IL), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA) and 8 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr965 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116