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SCONRES 147 99th Congress Senate

A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that the monkeys known as the Silver Spring Monkeys should be transferred from the National Institutes of Health to the custody of…

Official title: A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that the monkeys known as the Silver Spring Monkeys should be transferred from the National Instit… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that the monkeys known as the Silver Spring Monkeys should be transferred from the National Institutes of Health to the custody of Primarily Primates, Incorporated, animal sanctuary in San Antonio, Texas.

Introduced: July 24, 1986 See on congress.gov
Animals Animals and Animal ProtectionHealthLaboratory animalsMedical research
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PrimatesProtection of animals
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It was not agreed to before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jun 11, 1986
Referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Jun 11, 1986
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 11, 1986

Referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Director of the National Institutes of Health should transfer the Silver Spring Monkeys to the Primarily Primates, Inc., animal sanctuary in San Antonio, Texas.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 147: A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that the monkeys known as the Silver Spring Monkeys should be transferred from the National Institutes of Health to the custody of Primarily Primates, Incorporated, animal sanctuary in San Antonio, Texas.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SCONRES-147/
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"S. Con. Res. 147: A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that the monkeys known as the Silver Spring Monkeys should be transferred from the National Institutes of Health to the custody of Primarily Primates, Incorporated, animal sanctuary in San Antonio, Texas.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SCONRES-147/.
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S. Con. Res. 147, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SCONRES-147/.
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[S. Con. Res. 147: A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that the monkeys known as the Silver Spring Monkeys should be transferred from the National Institutes of Health to the custody of Primarily Primates, Incorporated, animal sanctuary in San Antonio, Texas.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SCONRES-147/)
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