# 114-hr-2920: Captive Primate Safety Act

114-hr-2920, Captive Primate Safety Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] (R-PA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-2920
- Congress: 114
- Title: Captive Primate Safety Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Introduced: 2015-06-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 75
- Policy area: Animals
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Captive Primate Safety Act This bill amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit importing, exporting, transporting, selling, receiving, acquiring, or purchasing in interstate or foreign commerce any live animal of a non-human primate species. The bill also limits any licensed or registered person from allowing direct contact between any member of the public and a live bear, tiger, lion, jaguar, cougar, African leopard, snow leopard, ape, gibbon, siamang, monkey, or loris. The Lacey Act prohibition applies to state-licensed wildlife rehabilitators.

## Cosponsors (75)

- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2015-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2015-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2015-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2015-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2015-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2015-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER KING (R-NY), 2015-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- LOUISE SLAUGHTER (D-NY), 2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN CONYERS (D-MI), 2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL CAPUANO (D-MA), 2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- WALTER JONES (R-NC), 2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2015-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2015-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2015-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD), 2015-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2015-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- NITA LOWEY (D-NY), 2015-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2015-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2015-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2015-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- RODNEY FRELINGHUYSEN (R-NJ), 2015-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2015-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- SAM FARR (D-CA), 2015-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2015-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] (D-IA), 2015-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2015-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2015-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2015-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2015-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2015-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2015-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2015-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2015-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2015-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2015-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2015-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2015-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19] (R-NY), 2016-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] (R-NC), 2016-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2016-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2016-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2016-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2016-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA), 2016-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2016-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- LUIS GUTIERREZ (D-IL), 2016-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2016-12-06T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-3268: PAST Act
- 114-hr-1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act
- 114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act
- 114-hr-2902: Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2015
- 114-hr-3119: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
- 114-hr-2858: Humane Cosmetics Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-2920 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2920)

## Related
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- [114-hr-1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1786)
- [114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3381)
- [114-hr-2902: Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2902)
- [114-hr-3119: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3119)
- [114-hr-2858: Humane Cosmetics Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2858)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2920 (as of 2025-11-18).