HR8471-119

In Committee

PRIMATE Act

119th Congress Introduced Apr 23, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, PRIMATE Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms. The main policy domain is Trade, Immigration, Finance.

Who Benefits and How

importers, exporters, and commercial firms may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, importers, exporters, and commercial firms may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H8D5C024A303A4F41B5A1DF509B356D1D: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Risky Importation of Monkeys to Avoid Toxic Exposures Act or the PRIMATE Act.
  • Section H0BAF4FC50C554EECADCDFF8ECF7BEEBF: 2. Prohibition on importation of nonhuman primates Title III of the Tariff Act of 1930 is amended by inserting after section 308 (19 U.S.C. 1308) the...
  • Section H68DD10E4F04C4F308A2327A01DA319E0: 308A. Prohibition on importation of nonhuman primates In this section— the term AZA-accredited facility means a facility accredited by the Association of Zoos...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, PRIMATE Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms.

Key Policy Areas

Trade, Immigration, Finance

Primary Purpose

This bill, PRIMATE Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms.

Policy Domains

Trade Immigration Finance

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • importers, exporters, and commercial firms
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • importers, exporters, and commercial firms
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Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 23, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Apr 23, 2026

Introduced in House

Apr 23, 2026

Mr. Steube (for himself, Ms. Titus, Ms. Malliotakis, and Mr. …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Trade Immigration Finance
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_treasury"
→ Secretary of the Treasury

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"Secretary" §H0BAF4FC50C554EECADCDFF8ECF7BEEBF

the Secretary of the Treasury

"Secretary" §H68DD10E4F04C4F308A2327A01DA319E0

the Secretary of the Treasury

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