US SB1898 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on July 29 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-07-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 29 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-07-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Sanctuary Regulatory Fairness Act of 2015 Directs the Department of Health and Human Services 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.
Title
Sanctuary Regulatory Fairness Act of 2015
Sponsors
Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2015-07-29 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB3294 (Same As) 2015-07-31 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Animal and plant health
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Animals
Department of Health and Human Services
Mammals
Trade restrictions
Animal and plant health
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Animals
Department of Health and Human Services
Mammals
Trade restrictions
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1898/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1898/BILLS-114s1898is.pdf |