3.0.0 3694 2023-01-11T13:21:40Z 2023-01-11T13:21:40Z Senate S S 2010-08-03 111 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2010-08-03T20:05:31Z Great Ape Protection Act of 2009 111 1326 HR 2009-03-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2010-08-03 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2010-08-03 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6652-6653) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2010-08-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA N C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2010-08-03 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2010-08-03 True L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2010-09-28 False K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2010-09-29 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2010-12-14 False Animals Animal protection and human-animal relationships Civil actions and liability Mammals Medical research Research administration and funding Research ethics Animals 00 2010-08-03 Introduced in Senate 2010-08-31T20:26:37Z Great Ape Protection Act of 2010 - Prohibits: (1) conducting invasive research on great apes; (2) knowingly breeding, possessing, renting, loaning, donating, purchasing, selling, housing, maintaining, leasing, borrowing, transporting, moving, delivering, or receiving a great ape for the purpose of conducting such research; or (3) using federal funds to conduct such research.

Defines "invasive research" as research that may cause death, bodily injury, pain, distress, fear, injury, or trauma to great apes, including drug testing or exposure to a substance that may be detrimental to the ape's health or psychological well-being.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other appropriate federal authorities to provide for the permanent retirement of all great apes that are owned or under the control of the federal government and that are being maintained in any facility for the purpose of breeding for, holding for, or conducting invasive research.

Sets forth civil penalties for violations of this Act.

]]> Great Ape Protection Act of 2010 Display Title Great Ape Protection Act of 2010 Official Title as Introduced A bill to prohibit the conducting of invasive research on great apes, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Great Ape Protection Act of 2010 Introduced in Senate 2010-08-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s3694is/xml/BILLS-111s3694is.xml 2010-08-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.