Senate Bills - 110th Congress

S. 1916—The Chimp Haven is Home Act

On August 1, 2007, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) introduced S. 1916, the Public Health Service Act Amendment. Provisions of S. 1906 would terminate the authority for removal of surplus chimpanzees from the sanctuary system, except that the chimpanzees may be used only for noninvasive behavioral studies. The bill is a companion to H.R. 3295 introduced by Representative McCrery on the same day. S. 1916 was referred the Senate HELP Committee.

FLOOR ACTION

December 13 and 19, 2007 - The Senate and the House passed S. 1916 under unanimous consent.

PRESIDENTIAL ACTION

December 28, 2007 - The President signed S. 1916 into law as P.L. 110-173.