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H.R. 1776: Captive Primate Safety Act

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H.R. 1776: Captive Primate Safety Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-03-14 · Animals · Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-03-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Subcommittee Hearings Held. 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.

What does this mean?

Official title

Captive Primate Safety Act

Plain summary

Captive Primate Safety Act This bill revises requirements governing the trade of wildlife species. Among other things, the bill adds nonhuman primate species to the list of wildlife species that may not be imported, exported, transported, sold, received, acquired, or purchased in interstate or foreign commerce. In addition, the bill revises requirements concerning the persons exempted from the prohibition.

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A “Nay” vote

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Captive Primate Safety Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · 66 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), James A. Himes (D-CT), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Jason Crow (D-CO), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Mike Levin (D-CA), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Josh Harder (D-CA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Grace Meng (D-NY), Diana DeGette (D-CO), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Sean Casten (D-IL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Joe Neguse (D-CO) and 6 more.

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Exemption
A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr1776 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116