diff --git a/app/search/utils.py b/app/search/utils.py
index 5dd858582..511a5c223 100644
--- a/app/search/utils.py
+++ b/app/search/utils.py
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ def search_requests(query,
                     agency_description,
                     description,
                     requester_name,
-                    date_rec_from,
-                    date_rec_to,
+                    date_sub_from,
+                    date_sub_to,
                     date_due_from,
                     date_due_to,
                     agency_ein,
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ def search_requests(query,
                     overdue,
                     size,
                     start,
-                    sort_date_submitted,
+                    sort_date_created,
                     sort_date_due,
                     sort_title,
                     tz_name,
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ def search_requests(query,
     :param agency_description: search by agency description?
     :param description: search by description?
     :param requester_name: search by requester name?
-    :param date_rec_from: date received/submitted from
-    :param date_rec_to: date received/submitted to
+    :param date_sub_from: date submitted/created from
+    :param date_sub_to: date submitted/created to
     :param date_due_from: date due from
     :param date_due_to: date due to
     :param agency_ein: agency ein to filter by
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ def search_requests(query,
     :param overdue: filter by overdue requests?
     :param size: number of requests per page
     :param start: starting index of request result set
-    :param sort_date_submitted: date received/submitted sort direction
+    :param sort_date_created: date submitted/created sort direction
     :param sort_date_due: date due sort direction
     :param sort_title: title sort direction
     :param tz_name: timezone name (e.g. "America/New_York")
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ def search_requests(query,
     # set sort (list of "field:direction" pairs)
     sort = [
         ':'.join((field, direction)) for field, direction in {
-            'date_submitted': sort_date_submitted,
+            'date_created': sort_date_created,
             'date_due': sort_date_due,
             'title.keyword': sort_title}.items() if direction in ("desc", "asc")]
 
@@ -255,22 +255,22 @@ def datestr_local_to_utc(datestr):
         ).strftime(DT_DATE_RANGE_FORMAT)
 
     date_ranges = []
-    if any((date_rec_from, date_rec_to, date_due_from, date_due_to)):
+    if any((date_sub_from, date_sub_to, date_due_from, date_due_to)):
         range_filters = {}
-        if date_rec_from or date_rec_to:
-            range_filters['date_submitted'] = {'format': ES_DATE_RANGE_FORMAT}
+        if date_sub_from or date_sub_to:
+            range_filters['date_created'] = {'format': ES_DATE_RANGE_FORMAT}
         if date_due_from or date_due_to:
             range_filters['date_due'] = {'format': ES_DATE_RANGE_FORMAT}
-        if date_rec_from:
-            range_filters['date_submitted']['gte'] = datestr_local_to_utc(date_rec_from)
-        if date_rec_to:
-            range_filters['date_submitted']['lt'] = datestr_local_to_utc(date_rec_to)
+        if date_sub_from:
+            range_filters['date_created']['gte'] = datestr_local_to_utc(date_sub_from)
+        if date_sub_to:
+            range_filters['date_created']['lt'] = datestr_local_to_utc(date_sub_to)
         if date_due_from:
             range_filters['date_due']['gte'] = datestr_local_to_utc(date_due_from)
         if date_due_to:
             range_filters['date_due']['lt'] = datestr_local_to_utc(date_due_to)
-        if date_rec_from or date_rec_to:
-            date_ranges.append({'range': {'date_submitted': range_filters['date_submitted']}})
+        if date_sub_from or date_sub_to:
+            date_ranges.append({'range': {'date_created': range_filters['date_created']}})
         if date_due_from or date_due_to:
             date_ranges.append({'range': {'date_due': range_filters['date_due']}})
 
diff --git a/app/search/views.py b/app/search/views.py
index 655a9b260..b19c1cfa4 100644
--- a/app/search/views.py
+++ b/app/search/views.py
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ def requests():
         eval_request_bool(request.args.get('agency_description')),
         eval_request_bool(request.args.get('description')) if not current_user.is_anonymous else False,
         eval_request_bool(request.args.get('requester_name')) if current_user.is_agency else False,
-        request.args.get('date_rec_from'),
-        request.args.get('date_rec_to'),
+        request.args.get('date_sub_from'),
+        request.args.get('date_sub_to'),
         request.args.get('date_due_from'),
         request.args.get('date_due_to'),
         agency_ein,
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def requests():
         eval_request_bool(request.args.get('overdue')) if current_user.is_agency else False,
         size,
         start,
-        request.args.get('sort_date_submitted'),
+        request.args.get('sort_date_created'),
         request.args.get('sort_date_due'),
         request.args.get('sort_title'),
         request.args.get('tz_name')
diff --git a/app/static/js/request/search.js b/app/static/js/request/search.js
index 31e64b423..910ede690 100644
--- a/app/static/js/request/search.js
+++ b/app/static/js/request/search.js
@@ -131,21 +131,21 @@ $(function() {
         beforeShowDay: notHolidayOrWeekend,
     };
 
-    var dateRecFromElem = $("#date-rec-from");
-    var dateRecToElem = $("#date-rec-to");
+    var dateSubFromElem = $("#date-sub-from");
+    var dateSubToElem = $("#date-sub-to");
     var dateDueFromElem = $("#date-due-from");
     var dateDueToElem = $("#date-due-to");
 
-    var dates = [dateRecFromElem, dateRecToElem, dateDueFromElem, dateDueToElem];
+    var dates = [dateSubFromElem, dateSubToElem, dateDueFromElem, dateDueToElem];
     for (var i = 0; i < dates.length; i++) {
         dates[i].datepicker(datepickerOptions);
         dates[i].mask("00/00/0000", {placeholder: "mm/dd/yyyy"});
     }
-    dateRecFromElem.on("input change", function () {
-        valiDates(dateRecFromElem, dateRecToElem);
+    dateSubFromElem.on("input change", function () {
+        valiDates(dateSubFromElem, dateSubToElem);
     });
-    dateRecToElem.on("input change", function () {
-        valiDates(dateRecFromElem, dateRecToElem);
+    dateSubToElem.on("input change", function () {
+        valiDates(dateSubFromElem, dateSubToElem);
     });
     dateDueFromElem.on("input change", function () {
         valiDates(dateDueFromElem, dateDueToElem);
diff --git a/app/templates/request/all.html b/app/templates/request/all.html
index 6e241f5ca..56ef924ed 100644
--- a/app/templates/request/all.html
+++ b/app/templates/request/all.html
@@ -89,21 +89,21 @@ <h4><label for="query">Search By</label>
                     <div class="col-sm-4">
                         {% if current_user.is_agency %}
                             <div class="row">
-                                <h4><label>Date Received*</label>
-                                    <small data-toggle="popover" data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" title="Date Received"
+                                <h4><label>Date Submitted*</label>
+                                    <small data-toggle="popover" data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" title="Date Submitted"
                                            data-content="This field allows you to search for requests that were received between two specific dates.">
                                         <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-question-sign"></span>
                                     </small>
                                 </h4>
                                 <div class="col-sm-6 no-pad-left">
-                                    <label for="date-rec-from">From:</label>
+                                    <label for="date-sub-from">From:</label>
                                     <input data-toggle="popover" data-placement="top" data-trigger="manual" data-animation="false"
-                                           type="text" id="date-rec-from" name="date_rec_from">
+                                           type="text" id="date-sub-from" name="date_sub_from">
                                 </div>
                                 <div class="col-sm-6 no-pad-right">
-                                    <label for="date-rec-to">To:</label>
+                                    <label for="date-sub-to">To:</label>
                                     <input data-toggle="popover" data-placement="top" data-trigger="manual" data-animation="false"
-                                           type="text" id="date-rec-to" name="date_rec_to">
+                                           type="text" id="date-sub-to" name="date_sub_to">
                                 </div>
                             </div>
                             <br>
@@ -130,19 +130,19 @@ <h4><label>Date Due*</label>
                                 <strong>*From</strong> must be before <strong>To</strong>.
                             </div>
                         {% else %}
-                            <h4><label>Date Received*</label>
-                                <small data-toggle="popover" data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" title="Date Received"
+                            <h4><label>Date Submitted*</label>
+                                <small data-toggle="popover" data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" title="Date Submitted"
                                        data-content="This field allows you to search for requests that were received between two specific dates.">
                                     <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-question-sign"></span>
                                 </small>
                             </h4>
-                            <label for="date-rec-from">From:</label>
+                            <label for="date-sub-from">From:</label>
                             <input data-toggle="popover" data-placement="top" data-trigger="manual" data-animation="false"
-                                   type="text" id="date-rec-from" name="date_rec_from">
+                                   type="text" id="date-sub-from" name="date_sub_from">
                             <br>
-                            <label for="date-rec-to">To:</label>
+                            <label for="date-sub-to">To:</label>
                             <input data-toggle="popover" data-placement="top" data-trigger="manual" data-animation="false"
-                                   type="text" id="date-rec-to" name="date_rec_to">
+                                   type="text" id="date-sub-to" name="date_sub_to">
                             <br>
                             <div id="date-req">
                                 <strong>*From</strong> must be before <strong>To</strong>.
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ <h4><label>Status</label>
                         <!-- hidden inputs with out-of-form counterparts must have identical values -->
                         <input type="hidden" name="tz_name">
                         <input type="hidden" name="start">
-                        <input type="hidden" name="sort_date_submitted">
+                        <input type="hidden" name="sort_date_created">
                         <input type="hidden" name="sort_date_due">
                         <input type="hidden" name="sort_title">
                         <div class="text-right">
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ <h4><label>Status</label>
                         <div class="col-sm-2">
                             ID
                         </div>
-                        <div class="col-sm-2 sort-field" data-sort-order="none" id="sort_date_submitted">
-                            Date Received <span class="glyphicon" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+                        <div class="col-sm-2 sort-field" data-sort-order="none" id="sort_date_created">
+                            Date Submitted <span class="glyphicon" aria-hidden="true"></span>
                         </div>
                         <div class="col-sm-{% if current_user.is_agency %}2{% else %}3{% endif %} sort-field"
                              data-sort-order="none" id="sort_title">
diff --git a/app/templates/request/result_row.html b/app/templates/request/result_row.html
index 78d6a106b..a034f1aa0 100644
--- a/app/templates/request/result_row.html
+++ b/app/templates/request/result_row.html
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
                 {{ request._id }}
             </div>
             <div class="col-sm-2">
-                {{ moment(request._source.date_submitted).format('MMM DD, YYYY') }}
+                {{ moment(request._source.date_created).format('MMM DD, YYYY') }}
             </div>
             <div class="col-sm-{% if current_user.is_agency %}2{% else %}3{% endif %}">
                 {% if current_user.is_agency %}