HR 4098 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Horse Protection Amendments Act of 2013

Introduced Feb 26, 2014 Originated House Sponsor Marsha Blackburn R-TN

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 28, 2014 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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 26, 2014
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Horse Protection Amendments Act of 2013 [sic] - Amends the Horse Protection Act to replace the Designated Qualified Persons program responsible for inspecting horses for soring with a new inspection system. (The soring of horses is any of various actions taken on a horse's limb to produce a higher gait that may cause pain, distress, inflammation, or lameness.)

Requires the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a single Horse Industry Organization (HIO) in order to establish a formal affiliation with the management of each horse sale, horse exhibition, and horse sale or auction, appoint inspectors to conduct inspections, and otherwise ensure compliance with the Horse Protection Act.

Directs the appointment of individuals by the Commissioners of Agriculture for Tennessee and Kentucky to govern the HIO. Requires those individuals to appoint individuals representing the Tennessee Walking Horse industry.

Cosponsors 13

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 26, 2014 to Jul 22, 2014, with 9 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-KYAndy BarrOriginalFeb 26, 2014
R-TNCharles J. "Chuck" FleischmannOriginalFeb 26, 2014
R-TNDavid P. RoeOriginalFeb 26, 2014
R-TNDiane BlackOriginalFeb 26, 2014
R-KYHarold RogersOriginalFeb 26, 2014
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.OriginalFeb 26, 2014
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIOriginalFeb 26, 2014
R-TNScott DesJarlaisOriginalFeb 26, 2014
R-TNStephen Lee FincherOriginalFeb 26, 2014
R-SCMick MulvaneyMar 25, 2014
R-MICandice S. MillerMar 26, 2014
R-GAAustin ScottMay 27, 2014
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayJul 22, 2014

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 28, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
  2. Feb 26, 2014Introduced in House
  3. Feb 26, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2193Horse Protection Amendments Act of 2014Related billApr 1, 2014

Subjects

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

Text 1

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  1. Feb 26, 2014Introduced in House

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