Prohibit the importation of nonhuman primates into the United States, with limited exceptions for accredited zoological institutions.

W. Gregory Steube · Florida · Republican

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Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Representatives Greg Steube and Dina Titus today introduced the Preventing Risky Importation of Monkeys to Avoid Toxic Exposures Act, or PRIMATE Act, legislation to prohibit the importation of nonhuman primates into the United States to reduce the risk of introducing dangerous pathogens and strengthen U.S. biosecurity.

Steube backed legislation to ban most imports of nonhuman primates, allowing only narrow exceptions.

Steube, Titus Introduce Bipartisan PRIMATE Act to Strengthen Biosecurity and Protect Public Health – Congressman Steube
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Last Action Date Listed: April 23, 2026. Action: Mr. Steube (for himself, Ms. Titus, Ms. Malliotakis, and Mr. Carson) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Full Title: To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to prohibit the importation on nonhuman primates. Sponsors: W. Gregory Steube(FL).

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Steube introduced a bill in the 119th Congress to prohibit importation of nonhuman primates, but the bill was only referred to committee and shows no further progress in the record provided.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 8471 (IH) - Preventing Risky Importation of Monkeys to Avoid Toxic Exposures Act - BILLS-119hr8471ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Representatives Greg Steube and Dina Titus today introduced the Preventing Risky Importation of Monkeys to Avoid Toxic Exposures Act, or PRIMATE Act, legislation to prohibit the importation of nonhuman primates into the United States... Under this legislation, the importation of nonhuman primates is prohibited except for limited, clearly defined exceptions, including for accredited zoological institutions.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Steube publicly announced the measure and described the limited zoo exception, confirming the claim's substance, but this is only an introduction announcement and not evidence of enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Steube, Titus Introduce Bipartisan PRIMATE Act to Strengthen Biosecurity and Protect Public Health – Congressman Steube
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H.R. 8471 is listed as In Committee, with latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means on 23 April 2026. The page shows 0 amendments, 1 committee, and cosponsors growing from 3 on 23 April 2026 to 13 on 20 August 2026.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A current bill tracker still shows Steube's PRIMATE Act in committee, not passed by either chamber or enacted. The added cosponsors show continued legislative support, but no delivery of the import prohibition.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 8471 — PRIMATE Act | Pelosi Tracker
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The page lists H.R. 8471, PRIMATE Act, as Active and Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. It separately lists Passed House, Passed Senate, Sent to President, and Signed into Law as pending, and says no committee markup is recorded yet.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill remains short of passage or enactment, with no recorded markup or floor movement. This supports that the promised federal import prohibition has not been delivered as of the refresh window.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 8471 — 119th Congress | The Lobby
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Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown A for effort

Steube introduced H.R. 8471, the PRIMATE Act, in the 119th Congress to prohibit nonhuman primate imports with limited exceptions including accredited zoological institutions, matching the promised policy. As of the latest provided evidence in August 2026, the bill remains referred to the House Ways and Means Committee and has not passed the House, passed the Senate, or been signed into law. Because Steube is still in federal office and the bill remains pending, the promise is not delivered but is not yet a terminal failure.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. same_term A for effort

Steube introduced H.R. 8471, the PRIMATE Act, on April 23, 2026, matching the promised policy by proposing to prohibit importation of nonhuman primates with limited exceptions including accredited zoological institutions. However, available current records show the bill was only introduced and referred to the House Ways and Means Committee, with no enactment or completed federal policy change. Because he made a serious legislative attempt but the promised prohibition has not been delivered, this should be scored as not delivered with effort credit.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%