While the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee passed S. 810, the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act of 2011, shortly before the House and Senate recessed in August, no further action is expected by the Senate when Congress reconvenes in September due to a number of pressing economic issues that await Congress. In addition, the House Subcommittee on Health has taken no action on its version of the bill, H.R. 1513, since it was referred to the Subcommittee this past April.