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H.R. 2964: Captive Primate Safety Act

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H.R. 2964: Captive Primate Safety Act

110th Congress · introduced 2007-07-10 · Animals · Latest: Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 928.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-07-10 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 414 (2008): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR2964 (2008-06-17), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 928. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Captive Primate Safety Act

Plain summary

Captive Primate Safety Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to add nonhuman primates (i.e., monkeys, great apes, lemurs, etc.) to the definition of "prohibited wildlife species" for purposes of the prohibition against the sale or purchase of such species in interstate or foreign commerce. Makes it unlawful for a person to sell or purchase a live animal of any prohibited wildlife species in interstate or foreign commerce (i.e., for pet trade purposes). Sets forth: (1) exceptions to such prohibition; and (2) civil and criminal penalties for violations of the requirements of this Act. Requires the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with other relevant federal and state agencies, to issue regulations to implement the Captive Wildlife Safety Act. Authorizes additional appropriations to the Secretary for FY2009 to hire additional law enforcement personnel of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to enforce the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981.

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Official text

Captive Primate Safety Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] · 25 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act (2008-06-13); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act (2008-06-13)

Cosponsors on this site

Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ)

Recorded votes

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Appropriation
Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr2964 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110