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HR 3135 117th Congress House Animals Administrative law and regulatory procedures Animal protection and human-animal relationships Civil actions and liability Crimes against animals and natural resources Department of the Interior Licensing and registrations Mammals Trade restrictions Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Captive Primate Safety Act

Introduced: September 10, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 29, 2021
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
May 12, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
May 12, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Captive Primate Safety Act

This bill limits the trade and possession of nonhuman primates. For example, the bill prohibits most individuals from owning a nonhuman primate as a pet.

What's happening now July 29, 2021

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1588 Related bill Captive Primate Safety Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 65
All 65 Democratic 44 Republican 1
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Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Dec 15, 2022
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 9, 2022
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Apr 26, 2022
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 28, 2022
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Nov 17, 2021
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Sep 30, 2021
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Sep 30, 2021
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Sep 30, 2021
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Sep 22, 2021
Lamb, Conor
· Sep 20, 2021
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Sep 10, 2021
Bass, Karen
· Sep 10, 2021
DOYLE, MIKE
· Sep 10, 2021
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Sep 10, 2021
Newman, Marie
· Sep 10, 2021
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Sep 10, 2021
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Sep 10, 2021
Yarmuth, John
· Sep 10, 2021
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Aug 3, 2021
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Jul 28, 2021
Kahele, Kaiali'i
· Jul 28, 2021
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 28, 2021
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Jul 20, 2021
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Jul 16, 2021
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Jul 16, 2021
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jul 16, 2021
COOPER, JAMES
· Jun 28, 2021
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jun 28, 2021
Higgins, Brian
· Jun 28, 2021
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jun 23, 2021
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jun 23, 2021
Levin, Andy
· Jun 23, 2021
Lowenthal, Alan
· Jun 23, 2021
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Jun 23, 2021
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jun 23, 2021
Speier, Jackie
· Jun 23, 2021
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jun 23, 2021
 D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Jun 23, 2021
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jun 8, 2021
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jun 1, 2021
RUSH, BOBBY
· Jun 1, 2021
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · May 20, 2021
Malinowski, Tom
· May 20, 2021
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · May 20, 2021
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · May 18, 2021
Cartwright, Matt
· May 18, 2021
Eshoo, Anna
· May 18, 2021
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · May 18, 2021
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · May 18, 2021
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 18, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3135: Captive Primate Safety Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3135/
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"H.R. 3135: Captive Primate Safety Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3135/.
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H.R. 3135, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3135/.
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