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H.R. 3556: Humane Care for Primates Act of 2013

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H.R. 3556: Humane Care for Primates Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-11-20 · Animals · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-11-20 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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

Humane Care for Primates Act of 2013

Plain summary

Humane Care for Primates Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to promulgate a final rule revising federal regulations regarding the importation of nonhuman primates (i.e. chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, macaques, and numerous other species) to expand the categories of uses for which nonhuman primates may be imported and distributed to include live nonhuman primates imported into the United States by a certified primate sanctuary for purposes of providing lifetime shelter and care. Requires such rule to establish a process for the certification of facilities as primate sanctuaries for purposes of the importation, shelter, and care of nonhuman primates.

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Official text

Humane Care for Primates Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] · 43 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA)

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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-cong113-hr3556 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113