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HR 2920 114th Congress House

Captive Primate Safety Act

Official title: To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit importation, exportation, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, and purchase in interstate or forei… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit importation, exportation, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, and purchase in interstate or foreign commerce, or in a manner substantially affecting interstate or foreign commerce, of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species.

Introduced: July 7, 2015 See on congress.gov
Animals Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsCrimes against animals and natural resourcesDepartment of the Interior
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 14, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jun 25, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jun 25, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 14, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 34
All 34 Democratic 30 Republican 2
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Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jun 7, 2016
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 27, 2016
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 20, 2016
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Oct 20, 2015
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Oct 20, 2015
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Oct 6, 2015
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Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Sep 17, 2015
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Sep 8, 2015
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Sep 8, 2015
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Lieu, Ted
California · Sep 8, 2015
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Aug 4, 2015
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Aug 4, 2015
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 29, 2015
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Takano, Mark
California · Jul 29, 2015
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Brownley, Julia
California · Jul 27, 2015
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Jul 27, 2015
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jul 22, 2015
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jul 20, 2015
McSally, Martha
· Jul 16, 2015
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jul 16, 2015
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 14, 2015
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 9, 2015
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 8, 2015
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jul 8, 2015
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 8, 2015
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Jul 8, 2015
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jul 7, 2015
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 7, 2015
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Frankel, Lois
Florida · Jul 7, 2015
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 7, 2015
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 7, 2015
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Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Jun 25, 2015
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 25, 2015
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 25, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2920: Captive Primate Safety Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2920/
MLA
"H.R. 2920: Captive Primate Safety Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2920/.
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H.R. 2920, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2920/.
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[H.R. 2920: Captive Primate Safety Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2920/)
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