HR 1157 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Horse Protection Amendments Act

Introduced Feb 13, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Scott DesJarlais R-TN

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 14, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

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 13, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Horse Protection Amendments Act

This bill addresses the protection of horses. Specifically, the bill replaces 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.

The Department of Agriculture must 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, and appoint inspectors to conduct inspections.

The Commissioners of Agriculture for Tennessee and Kentucky must appoint individuals to the HIO. Those individuals must appoint individuals representing the Tennessee Walking Horse industry.

Cosponsors 13

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2019 to Sep 9, 2019, with 10 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-KYAndy BarrOriginalFeb 13, 2019
R-KYBrett GuthrieOriginalFeb 13, 2019
R-TNCharles J. "Chuck" FleischmannOriginalFeb 13, 2019
R-TNDavid KustoffOriginalFeb 13, 2019
R-TNDavid P. RoeOriginalFeb 13, 2019
R-KYHarold RogersOriginalFeb 13, 2019
R-KYJames ComerOriginalFeb 13, 2019
R-TNJohn W. RoseOriginalFeb 13, 2019
R-TNMark E. GreenOriginalFeb 13, 2019
R-TNTim BurchettOriginalFeb 13, 2019
R-SCRalph NormanMay 1, 2019
R-MOAnn WagnerSep 9, 2019
R-VABen ClineSep 9, 2019

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 14, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
  2. Feb 13, 2019Introduced in House
  3. Feb 13, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Subjects

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  1. Feb 13, 2019Introduced in House

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