# 119-hr-8304: CREATES Act

119-hr-8304, CREATES Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8304
- Congress: 119
- Title: CREATES Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-15
- Sponsor: Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Creates state-run, public credential repositories** that list every credential, training provider, and covered program so people can search, compare, and use standardized, privacy-protected data. The bill would fund competitive State grants to build or improve these repositories, require interoperable open data formats, and align reporting with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] (R-GA), 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants and public credential databases: benefit, medium. This bill would fund competitive grants to help States build or improve public credential databases. Grants would be awarded by the Secretary of Labor with Education, last up to 3 years, be limited to one per State, and capped at $10,000,000; the Secretary would decide applications within 90 days.…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-5509: Safe Step Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8304 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8304)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-5509: Safe Step Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5509)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8304 (as of 2026-09-21).