HR 2920 · 114th Congress · Animals

Captive Primate Safety Act

Introduced 2015-06-25· Sponsored by Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.(2015-07-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Captive Primate Safety Act This bill amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit importing, exporting, transporting, selling, receiving, acquiring, or purchasing in interstate or foreign commerce any live animal of a non-human primate species. The bill also limits any licensed or registered person from allowing direct contact between any member of the public and a live bear, tiger, lion, jaguar, cougar, African leopard, snow leopard, ape, gibbon, siamang, monkey, or loris. The Lacey Act prohibition applies to state-licensed wildlife rehabilitators.…

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Cosponsors (20)

18 Democrats2 Republicans
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]OR
Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]FL
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]CT
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]CT
Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]NY
Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-44]CA
Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3]MA
Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25]NY
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]VA
Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13]NY
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]FL
Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13]MI
Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]MA
Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-7]MA
Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8]MD
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]PA
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]AZ
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]NY
Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6]MD