HR 2596
101th Congress
House
Animals
Animal behavior
California
Laboratory animals
Maryland
Primates
Protection of animals
Research
Texas
Zoos
To provide for the transfer of certain animals, commonly known as the Silver Spring Monkeys, to any of certain entities.
Introduced: June 8, 1989
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 7, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Jun 8, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 8, 1989
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into an agreement for the transfer of specified monkeys used in research at the Institute for Behavioral Research in Silver Spring, Maryland, to Primarily Primates, Inc., an animal sanctuary in San Antonio, Texas, the teaching zoo known as Moorpark College in Moorpark, California, or the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, California.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
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