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Captive Primate Safety Act

Introduced: August 1, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Dec 11, 2014
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 650.
Dec 11, 2014
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer without amendment. With written report No. 113-308.
Jul 30, 2014
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Aug 1, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Aug 1, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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Captive Primate Safety Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to: (1) make nonhuman primates a prohibited wildlife species; and (2) make it unlawful to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase them in interstate or foreign commerce.

(Sec. 3) Modifies exceptions to restrictions on such transactions in prohibited wildlife species, making them inapplicable to a person who: (1) is a licensed and inspected person only if the person does not allow direct contact between the public and prohibited wildlife species, or (2) is transporting under certain conditions a single primate of the genus Cebus that was obtained from and trained by a charitable organization to assist a permanently disabled individual with a severe mobility impairment. Removes state-licensed wildlife rehabilitators from the list of entities exempted from the restrictions.

Sets forth civil and criminal penalties for violations of the requirements of this Act.

What's happening now December 11, 2014

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 650.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2856 Identical bill Captive Primate Safety Act
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 14 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Dec 16, 2014
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Dec 1, 2014
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Nov 12, 2014
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Sep 18, 2014
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Sep 18, 2014
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Sep 17, 2014
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Sep 16, 2014
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Sep 10, 2014
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Sep 10, 2014
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Sep 8, 2014
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jul 31, 2014
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jul 30, 2014
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 23, 2014
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jul 9, 2014
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jul 7, 2014
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 24, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1463: Captive Primate Safety Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1463/
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"S. 1463: Captive Primate Safety Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1463/.
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S. 1463, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1463/.
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