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H.R. 3556 (113th)

Humane Care for Primates Act of 2013

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Introduced

20 November 2013

Last action

22 November 2013 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-11], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1], Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-48], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2], Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4], Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5], Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6], Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3], Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]

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12 August 2025

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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.

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Timeline

  1. 20 November 2013

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 20 November 2013

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 20 November 2013

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 22 November 2013

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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