United States · Bill · S
S. 974 (115th)
CREATES Act of 2018
Introduced
27 April 2017
Last action
21 June 2018 · Reported
Status
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 482.
Sponsors
Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX], Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY], Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH], Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA], Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN], Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT], Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples Act of 2017 or the CREATES Act of 2017 This bill permits the developer of a drug or biological product to bring a civil action against the license holder of an approved drug or biological product if the holder has declined to make available sufficient quantities of the approved drug or product for the developer's testing.
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Timeline
27 April 2017
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2619)
Source: IntroReferral
27 April 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
14 June 2018
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Source: Committee
21 June 2018
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 482.
Source: Calendars
21 June 2018
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Source: Committee
21 June 2018
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Reported to Senate · 21 June 2018 · Download file
- Introduced in Senate · 27 April 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] · I · Cosponsor
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → CREATES Act of 2017
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/974
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/974
- us · 115-s-974 · source updated 10 August 2026