Interstate Horseracing Improvement Act of 2011
Latest action · May 6, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
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.
- IntroducedMay 4, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Interstate Horseracing Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978 to prohibit: (1) entering a horse in a race that is subject to an interstate off-track wager if the person knows the horse is under the influence of a performance-enhancing drug; or (2) knowingly providing a horse with such a drug if the horse, while under the influence of such drug, will participate in a race that is subject to an interstate off-track wager.
Prohibits a host racing association from conducting a race that is the subject of an interstate off-track wager unless it has in place a policy that: (1) bans providing a performance-enhancing drug to a horse that will participate in such race while under the influence of the drug, (2) bans the racing of a horse that is under the influence, and (3) requires that an accredited third party conformity assessment body test the first-place horse and one additional randomly selected horse for any such drug and report any test results demonstrating that a horse may have participated while under the influence to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and any host racing commission that entered into an agreement to enforce this Act's provisions.
Sets forth penalties for violations, including: (1) civil penalties and suspension of a person providing a horse with such drug, and (2) suspension of a horse that is provided with such a drug or that is raced in violation of this Act. Provides for enforcement of this Act through private civil actions and by the FTC, including through an agreement with a host state's racing commission.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 4, 2011 to Sep 10, 2012; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Original | May 4, 2011 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | May 4, 2011 |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Original | May 4, 2011 |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Aug 5, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Oct 3, 2011 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Oct 3, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Oct 24, 2011 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Nov 4, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Dec 2, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jan 23, 2012 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Mar 28, 2012 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Mar 28, 2012 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Apr 18, 2012 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Apr 18, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Apr 27, 2012 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | May 8, 2012 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | May 16, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jun 5, 2012 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Jun 5, 2012 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Jun 5, 2012 | |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Jun 5, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jun 8, 2012 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Jun 27, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Sep 10, 2012 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 4, 2011 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred May 6, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 6, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
- May 4, 2011Introduced in House
- May 4, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H3062.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 112-562 | MEDICATION AND PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING DRUGS IN HORSE RACING152 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Jul 12, 2012 |
| Serial No. 112-140 | A REVIEW OF EFFORTS TO PROTECT JOCKEYS AND HORSES IN HORSERACING108 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Apr 30, 2012 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 886 | Interstate Horseracing Improvement Act of 2011 | Identical bill | May 4, 2011 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978 to prohibit the use of performance-enhancing drugs in horseracing, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Interstate Horseracing Improvement Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Sports and Recreation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 4, 2011Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
