H.R. 5798 · 109th Congress
To amend the Public Health Service Act to modify the program for the sanctuary system for surplus chimpanzees by terminating the authority for the removal of chimpanzees from the system for research purposes.
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- Jim McCrery
- Introduced
- 2006-07-13
- Latest action
- 2006-12-07 · Received in the Senate.
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Amends the Public Health Service Act to repeal provisions providing for the removal of surplus chimpanzees from a sanctuary facility. Prohibits use of such chimpanzees for research except for noninvasive behavioral studies.