REXANO OPPOSES "Captive Primate Safety Act" S.462 (111th Congress, Year 2009)

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Current TEXT of Lacey Act that CPSA would amend

S.462 TEXT (also see House version HR 80)
Title: A bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit the importation, exportation, transportation, and sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce, of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Democrats: Sen Boxer, Barbara [CA] (introduced 2/24/2009) Cosponsors (7)
Latest Major Action: 2/24/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
 

Cosponsors (8):

Democrats: Robert Menendez [NJ], Sheldon Whitehouse [RI], Roland Burris [IL]

Independent: Joseph I. Lieberman [CT], Bernard Sanders [VT]

Republicans: Vitter David [LA], Richard Burr [NC], John Ensign [NV]

HISTORY: See Last Year 2008 Testimonies
 

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