# 114-hr-3294: Sanctuary Regulatory Fairness Act of 2015

114-hr-3294, Sanctuary Regulatory Fairness Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] (R-NC); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3294
- Congress: 114
- Title: Sanctuary Regulatory Fairness Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2015-07-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 21
- Policy area: Animals
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (21)

- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] (R-NV), 2015-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- RODNEY FRELINGHUYSEN (R-NJ), 2015-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2015-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2015-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2015-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2015-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2015-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2015-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2015-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] (R-WI), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16] (R-OH), 2016-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] (R-CO), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] (R-CO), 2016-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2016-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2016-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2016-07-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19] (R-NY), 2016-07-12T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-3294 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3294)

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