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A bill to provide for the transfer of certain monkeys to the animal sanctuary known as Primarily Primates, Incorporated.

Introduced: July 1, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jul 13, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Jul 1, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 1, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transfer specified monkeys used in research at the Institute for Behavioral Research in Silver Spring, Marylands, to Primarily Primates, Inc., an animal sanctuary in San Antonio, Texas.

What's happening now July 13, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

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  • S 2707 Identical bill A bill to provide for the transfer of certain monkeys to the animal sanctuary known as Primarily Primates, Incorporated.
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Dec 11, 1987
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Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Sep 16, 1987
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 22, 1987
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jul 22, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2883: A bill to provide for the transfer of certain monkeys to the animal sanctuary known as Primarily Primates, Incorporated.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-2883/
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"H.R. 2883: A bill to provide for the transfer of certain monkeys to the animal sanctuary known as Primarily Primates, Incorporated.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-2883/.
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H.R. 2883, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-2883/.
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