United States · Bill · S
S. 1898 (114th)
Sanctuary Regulatory Fairness Act of 2015
Introduced
29 July 2015
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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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.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 29 July 2015
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Introduced in Senate · EN · 29 July 2015
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 29 July 2015
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1898
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/1898