To amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, and for other purposes.

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Bill Number

HR 503

Introduced

Feb 1, 2005

Latest Action

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 631.

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Cosponsors

Topics

Agriculture and Food Animals Arts, Culture, Religion Auctions Authorization Commerce Compensation (Law) Crime and Law Enforcement Department of Agriculture Economics and Public Finance Exhibitions Fines (Penalties) Government Operations and Politics Horses Kentucky Law Meat packing industry New York State Protection of animals Searches and seizures Transportation and Public Works

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Summary

Amends the Horse Protection Act to define: (1) "human consumption" as ingestion by people as a source of food; and (2) "slaughter" as the killing of one or more horses or other equines with the intent to sell or trade the flesh for human consumption.

Sets forth additional congressional findings.

Prohibits the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption.

Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to detain for examination, testing, or the taking of evidence: (1) any horse at any horse show, horse exhibition, or horse sale or auction which is sore or which the Secretary has probable cause to believe is sore; and (2) any horse or other equine which the Secretary has probable cause to believe is being shipped, transported, moved, delivered, received, possessed, purchased, sold, or donated in violation of such prohibition.

Increases the annual authorization of appropriations.

Actions

Sep 21, 2006

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 631.
Sep 20, 2006

Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Sep 19, 2006

Papers returned to House pursuant to H. Res. 1011.
Sep 19, 2006

Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 18, 2006

Returned to the House pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1011 by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 18, 2006

Previous actions vitiated by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9686)
Sep 11, 2006

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 603.
Sep 8, 2006

Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Sep 7, 2006

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 7, 2006

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 263 - 146, 1 Present (Roll No. 433).
Sep 7, 2006

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 263 - 146, 1 Present (Roll No. 433).
Sep 7, 2006

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H6336)
Sep 7, 2006

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 503.
Sep 7, 2006

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
Sep 7, 2006

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the King (IA) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. King (IA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
Sep 7, 2006

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 981, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the King (IA) amendment.
Sep 7, 2006

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Goodlatte amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Goodlatte demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
Sep 7, 2006

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 981, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Goodlatte amendment.
Sep 7, 2006

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour and 20 minutes of general debate on H.R. 503.
Sep 7, 2006

The Speaker designated the Honorable Adam H. Putnam to act as Chairman of the Committee.
Sep 7, 2006

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 981 and Rule XVIII.
Sep 7, 2006

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 503 with 1 hour and 20 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Sep 7, 2006

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 981. (consideration: CR H6316-6337)
Sep 7, 2006

ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Boehner asked unanimous consent that, during further proceedings today in the House and in Committee of the Whole, the Chair be authorized to reduce to two minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any question that otherwise could be subjected to five-minute voting under clause 8 or 9 of rule 20 or under clause 6 of rule 18. Agreed to without objection.
Sep 7, 2006

Rule H. Res. 981 passed House.
Sep 6, 2006

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 981 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 503 with 1 hour and 20 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Sep 6, 2006

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 357.
Sep 6, 2006

Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Sep 6, 2006

Reported adversely (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 109-617, Part I.
Sep 6, 2006

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from USDA.
Jul 26, 2006

Committee Hearings Held.
Jul 25, 2006

Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 13, 2006

Rereferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
May 18, 2006

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 5/19/2006 H2839)
Feb 25, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Feb 1, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 1, 2005

Introduced in House

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