H.R. 80: Captive Primate Safety Act

111th Congress · introduced 2009-01-06 · Animals · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 118.

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Where it came from: introduced 2009-01-06 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 76 (2009): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR80 (2009-02-24), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 118. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Captive Primate Safety Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Captive Primate Safety Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to add nonhuman primates 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 import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase a live animal of any prohibited wildlife species in interstate or foreign commerce (i.e., for pet trade purposes). Sets forth exceptions to such prohibition, including, under certain conditions, for: (1) transporting a nonhuman primate to or from a veterinarian; (2) transporting a nonhuman primate to a legally designated caregiver as a result of the death of the preceding owner; and (3) transporting 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. Sets forth civil and criminal penalties for violations of the requirements of this Act. Extends the authorization of appropriations to carry out such prohibition for FY2010-FY2014. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for FY2010 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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Captive Primate Safety Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · 27 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 80, Captive Primate Safety Act (2009-06-03); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 80, Captive Primate Safety Act (2009-06-03)

Cosponsors on this site

Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), James A. Himes (D-CT)

Recorded votes

House roll call 76 (2009): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR80 (2009-02-24): Passed

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Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr80.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>

Record fed-us-cong111-hr80 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111