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Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act

To phase out the use of chimpanzees in invasive research in the United States, retire the approximately 500 federally owned chimpanzees to permanent sanctuary, and make the recent National Institutes of Health decision to end breeding on federally owned chimpanzees statutory.

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Our Position:

Support

Bill Number:

H.R. 1513/S. 810

Bill Sponsors:

H.R. 1513 – Representatives Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Steve Israel (D-NY), Dave Reichert (R-WA), James Langevin (D-RI), and Edolphus Towns (D-NY)

S. 810 – Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Bernie Sanders (I-VT)

Bill Status:

Pending

Legislature Status:

In Session

>>Text, Status and Co-sponsors of H.R. 1513

>>Text, Status and Co-sponsors of S. 810

>>Fact Sheet: Support the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act

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