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Creative Economy Revitalization Act: A Bill for Arts Workers

On Friday, August 13, 2021, U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) and Jay Obernolte (R-CA), introduced the bipartisan Creative Economy Revitalization Act. The Senate companion of the Creative Economy Revitalization Act will be introduced by U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM). This bill would help revamp the creative economy through the creation of a workforce grants program to employ artists and writers to create publicly available art.  ...