US Congress Senate Bill 1898 (Prior Session Legislation)

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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]

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.

Sanctuary Regulatory Fairness Act of 2015

Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-07-29	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB3294 (Same As) 2015-07-31 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1898/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1898/BILLS-114s1898is.pdf