Humane Care for Primates Act of 2013
Latest action · Nov 22, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 20, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Cosponsors 43
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 20, 2013 to Nov 12, 2014; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Nov 20, 2013 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Dec 3, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Dec 3, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Dec 3, 2013 | |
| R-NY | Michael G. Grimm | Dec 3, 2013 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Dec 3, 2013 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Dec 5, 2013 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Dec 5, 2013 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Dec 5, 2013 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Dec 5, 2013 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Dec 5, 2013 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Dec 19, 2013 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jan 8, 2014 | |
| R-CA | John Campbell | Feb 3, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Feb 3, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Feb 10, 2014 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Feb 10, 2014 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Feb 10, 2014 | |
| R-NJ | Rodney P. Frelinghuysen | Feb 10, 2014 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Feb 10, 2014 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Feb 10, 2014 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Feb 10, 2014 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Feb 11, 2014 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Feb 26, 2014 | |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Feb 26, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Feb 26, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Feb 26, 2014 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Feb 26, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Feb 26, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Feb 26, 2014 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Mar 5, 2014 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Mar 5, 2014 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Mar 11, 2014 | |
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | Mar 14, 2014 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Jun 12, 2014 | |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | Jun 18, 2014 | |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Jun 18, 2014 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Jun 19, 2014 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Jul 8, 2014 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Jul 17, 2014 | |
| R-NY | Christopher P. Gibson | Jul 29, 2014 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Sep 17, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Nov 12, 2014 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Nov 20, 2013 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Nov 22, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 22, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Nov 20, 2013Introduced in House
- Nov 20, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H7311.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a program to assist in the importation and care of abused, injured, or abandoned nonhuman primates.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Humane Care for Primates Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 20, 2013Introduced in House
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