Horseracing Integrity Act of 2019
Latest action · Jun 12, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
- IntroducedJun 12, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Horseracing Integrity Act of 2019
This bill establishes the Horseracing Anti-Doping and Medication Control Authority as an independent, private 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; and (2) the personnel engaged in the care, training, or racing of such horses.
The Federal Trade Commission shall have oversight over the authority. An interstate compact may be established after five years to take over the authority's duties.
The sale of a Thoroughbred, Quarter, or Standardbred horse shall be considered an unfair or deceptive act or practice if the seller (1) knows or has reason to know the horse has been administered a substance that the authority determines has a long-term degrading effect on the soundness of the horse, and (2) fails to disclose to the buyer the administration of such substance.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 12, 2019 to Sep 16, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Sep 26, 2019 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Oct 22, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Nov 5, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Nov 5, 2019 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Nov 12, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Nov 13, 2019 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Nov 20, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Nov 21, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Dec 5, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Dec 9, 2019 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Dec 9, 2019 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Dec 10, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Dec 12, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Dec 12, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Dec 16, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Dec 18, 2019 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Dec 18, 2019 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Dec 18, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Dec 19, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Dec 19, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Dec 19, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Jan 7, 2020 | |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Jan 13, 2020 | |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Jun 25, 2020 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Sep 16, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jun 12, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 12, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jun 12, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
Printed hearings 1
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. 116-577 | ATHLETE SAFETY AND THE INTEGRITY OF U.S. SPORT63 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Feb 5, 2020 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1754 | Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020 | Related bill | Sep 30, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to improve the integrity and safety of horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping and medication control program to be developed and enforced by an independent Horseracing Anti-Doping and Medication Control Authority.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Horseracing Integrity Act of 2019
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.
- Jun 12, 2019Introduced in Senate
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.
