S 2562 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Captive Primate Safety Act

Introduced Sep 26, 2019 Originated Senate Sponsor Richard Blumenthal D-CT

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 26, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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.

  1. IntroducedSep 26, 2019
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Captive Primate Safety Act

This bill revises requirements governing the trade of wildlife species, including to add 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.

Cosponsors 12

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 26, 2019.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalSep 26, 2019
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalSep 26, 2019
D-CTChristopher MurphyOriginalSep 26, 2019
D-NJCory A. BookerOriginalSep 26, 2019
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalSep 26, 2019
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalSep 26, 2019
D-RIJack ReedOriginalSep 26, 2019
D-ORJeff MerkleyOriginalSep 26, 2019
D-CAKamala D. HarrisOriginalSep 26, 2019
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandOriginalSep 26, 2019
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalSep 26, 2019
D-RISheldon WhitehouseOriginalSep 26, 2019

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 26, 2019Introduced in Senate
  2. Sep 26, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1776Captive Primate Safety ActRelated billJun 25, 2020

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 26, 2019Introduced in Senate

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