HR 3781 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act

Introduced Feb 14, 2002 Originated House Sponsor Constance A. Morella R-MD

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 25, 2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedFeb 14, 2002
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act - Prohibits a person from: (1) slaughtering a horse for human consumption; (2) importing to, or exporting from, the United States horseflesh or horses for human consumption; or (3) selling, bartering, transferring, receiving, or distributing horseflesh or horses for human consumption.

Sets forth provisions respecting: (1) criminal and civil penalties; (2) enforcement authority of the Secretary of Agriculture; (3) placement of confiscated horses; (4) euthanasia of unplaceable or severely injured or diseased horses; (4) funding of animal rescue facilities; and (5) exemptions.

Cosponsors 65

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2002 to Nov 14, 2002; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-NYBenjamin A. GilmanOriginalFeb 14, 2002
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalFeb 14, 2002
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalFeb 14, 2002
R-CAStephen HornOriginalFeb 14, 2002
D-CATom LantosOriginalFeb 14, 2002
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalFeb 14, 2002
D-CABarbara LeeMar 4, 2002
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Mar 4, 2002
R-CTChristopher ShaysMar 4, 2002
D-GACynthia A. McKinneyMar 4, 2002
D-MIDavid E. BoniorMar 4, 2002
D-CAGeorge MillerMar 4, 2002
D-VAJames P. MoranMar 4, 2002
D-ILJerry F. CostelloMar 4, 2002
D-SCJohn M. Spratt, Jr.Mar 4, 2002
D-CALynn C. WoolseyMar 4, 2002
D-NYMajor R. OwensMar 4, 2002
D-PAMichael F. DoyleMar 4, 2002
R-NYSue W. KellyMar 4, 2002
R-NJChristopher H. SmithMar 12, 2002
R-LADavid VitterMar 12, 2002
D-MAStephen F. LynchMar 12, 2002
R-OHSteven C. LaTouretteMar 12, 2002
D-NJSteven R. RothmanMar 12, 2002
D-MABarney FrankApr 9, 2002
D-CABob FilnerApr 9, 2002
D-PAChaka FattahApr 9, 2002
D-MSGene TaylorApr 9, 2002
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanApr 9, 2002
D-MAJames P. McGovernApr 9, 2002
D-NYJerrold NadlerApr 9, 2002
R-GAJohnny IsaksonApr 9, 2002
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardApr 9, 2002
D-OHTony P. HallApr 9, 2002
R-NYFelix J. Grucci Jr.Apr 24, 2002
D-TNHarold E. Ford Jr.Apr 24, 2002
D-MILynn N. RiversApr 24, 2002
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezApr 24, 2002
D-MAJohn W. OlverMay 20, 2002
D-COMark UdallMay 20, 2002
D-NYNita M. LoweyMay 20, 2002
D-HIPatsy T. MinkMay 20, 2002
D-FLRobert WexlerMay 20, 2002
D-CAEllen O. TauscherJun 11, 2002
D-NYJoseph CrowleyJun 11, 2002
D-FLPeter DeutschJun 11, 2002
D-NYSteve IsraelJun 11, 2002
R-PAJames C. GreenwoodJun 17, 2002
D-VARick BoucherJun 17, 2002
D-WARick LarsenJun 17, 2002
D-CABrad ShermanJun 25, 2002
D-ILLane EvansJun 25, 2002
D-HINeil AbercrombieJun 25, 2002
D-NYCharles B. RangelJul 26, 2002
R-GAJohn LinderJul 26, 2002
D-MABill DelahuntSep 4, 2002
D-NYCarolyn McCarthySep 4, 2002
R-SCJoe WilsonSep 4, 2002
R-CAElton GalleglySep 9, 2002
D-NMTom UdallSep 9, 2002
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOct 7, 2002
R-GANathan DealOct 7, 2002
D-PARobert A. BorskiOct 7, 2002
D-ILWilliam O. LipinskiOct 7, 2002
D-MIDale E. KildeeNov 14, 2002

Withdrew 1 Adam Smith D-WA Oct 3, 2002

Committees 3

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseAgriculture Committee
Referred Feb 14, 2002
Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
Referred Feb 25, 2002
HouseForeign Affairs Committee
Referred Feb 14, 2002
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Feb 14, 2002

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 25, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.
  2. Feb 15, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E178)
  3. Feb 14, 2002Introduced in House
  4. Feb 14, 2002Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on International Relations, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E178Constance A. Morella R-MDFeb 15, 2002

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To prevent the slaughter of horses in and from the United States for human consumption by prohibiting the slaughter of horses for human consumption and by prohibiting the trade and transport of horseflesh and live horses intended for human consumption, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 14, 2002Introduced in House

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