Horseracing Integrity Act of 2017
Latest action · Jun 22, 2018 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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 25, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Horseracing Integrity Act of 2017
This bill establishes the Horseracing Anti-Doping and Medication Control Authority as an independent non-profit corporation with responsibility for developing and administering an anti-doping and medication control program for: (1) Thoroughbred, Quarter, and Standardbred horses that participate in horse races that have a substantial relation to interstate commerce, (2) such horse races, and (3) the personnel engaged in the care, training, or racing of such horses.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all horse racing anti-doping and medication control matters. The Authority and such FTC jurisdiction shall terminate if an interstate compact providing for services consistent with such program is established within five years after the program takes effect.
The Authority may enter into agreements with state racing commissions to implement the program within their jurisdictions.
Program elements shall include:
- anti-doping and medication control rules,
- lists of permitted and prohibited substances and methods,
- a prohibition on the administration of any such substance within 24 hours of a horse's next racing start, and
- testing and laboratory standards.
The Authority shall:
- develop, maintain, and publish such lists;
- establish a list of anti-doping and medication control rule violations applicable to either covered horses or persons;
- establish standards and the process for laboratory accreditation and sample testing; and
- promulgate rules for anti-doping and medication control results management, for the disciplinary process for violation results management, and for imposing sanctions for violations.
The bill sets forth civil enforcement provisions.
Activities under this bill are funded by an assessment placed on state racing commissions based on the calculation of cost per racing starter.
Cosponsors 131
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 25, 2017 to Nov 27, 2018, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| R-VA | Barbara Comstock | Jun 7, 2017 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Jun 7, 2017 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jun 7, 2017 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Jun 7, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Jun 7, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jun 13, 2017 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Jun 13, 2017 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jun 13, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Stephen Knight | Jun 13, 2017 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas MacArthur | Jun 13, 2017 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Jun 13, 2017 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Jun 15, 2017 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Jun 15, 2017 | |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Jun 15, 2017 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 22, 2018Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- May 26, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
- May 25, 2017Introduced in House
- May 25, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Sports and Recreation.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Congressional oversight
- Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Gambling
- Government studies and investigations
- Intergovernmental relations
- Mammals
- Medical ethics
- Professional sports
- Sports and Recreation
- State and local government operations
- Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 25, 2017Introduced in House
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