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House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law

Captive Primate Safety Act

H.R. 2856Introduced Jul 30, 2013Policy area: Animals
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 6, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2856.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2856, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 23, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

152 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 138 Democrats, 1 independent

139 of 152 cosponsors (91%) are from the other party.

Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Robert Brady (D-PA), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Lois Capps (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), John Carney (D-DE), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), John Conyers (D-MI), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and 122 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress · PA-8 district

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Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.