PAST Act of 2022
Latest action · Nov 15, 2022 Received in the Senate and 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.
- IntroducedSep 30, 2021
- Passed HouseNov 14, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2022 or the PAST Act of 2022
This bill addresses the practice of soring horses. The soring of horses includes various actions taken on horses' limbs to produce higher gaits that may cause pain, distress, inflammation, or lameness.
Specifically, the bill expands soring regulation and enforcement at horse shows, exhibitions, sales, and auctions, including by establishing a new system for inspecting horses for soring. In addition, the bill increases penalties for violations.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 478 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed304–111 | Nov 14, 2022 |
Cosponsors 263
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 30, 2021 to Nov 7, 2022; 212 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | A. Donald McEachin | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
Committees 2
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 Sep 30, 2021Markup Sep 21, 2022Reported Nov 14, 2022 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Oct 1, 2021Markup Jun 23, 2022Reported Jun 23, 2022 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Nov 15, 2022 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 15, 2022Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Nov 14, 2022Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 117-553.
- Nov 14, 2022Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 397.
- Nov 14, 2022Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Nov 14, 2022Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8473-8477)
- Nov 14, 2022DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5441.
- Nov 14, 2022At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Nov 14, 2022Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8490-8491)
- Nov 14, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 304 - 111 (Roll no. 478). (text: CR H8473-8474)
- Nov 14, 2022Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 21, 2022Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 21, 2022Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 9.
- Jun 23, 2022Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 23, 2022Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 0 .
- Oct 1, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
- Sep 30, 2021Introduced in House
- Sep 30, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H8473–H8477Text printed H8473Recorded votes H8490enactLists H8491Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 5441, Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) ActNotices H8492Estimated budget effects of H.R. 5441, Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act | Brian K. Fitzpatrick R-PA, Earl Blumenauer D-OR, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL, James Comer R-KY, John A. Yarmuth D-KY, John W. Rose R-TN, Scott DesJarlais R-TN, Steve Cohen D-TN | Nov 14, 2022 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E754 | Steve Cohen D-TN | Jul 19, 2022 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Nov 17, 2022H.R. 5441, PAST Act of 2021As passed by the House of Representatives on November 14, 2022
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 172, October 1, 2021, page H5592.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 117-87 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING TO PROTECT CONSUMERS AND STRENGTHEN THE ECONOMY VIA WEBEX251 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | May 26, 2022 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47057 | Preparing for the Next Farm Bill Archived | Report | Mar 31, 2022 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2295 | PAST Act of 2021 | Identical bill | Jun 24, 2021 |
Titles 9
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Horse Protection Act to designate additional unlawful acts under the Act, strengthen penalties for violations of the Act, improve Department of Agriculture enforcement of the Act, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2021
- PAST Act of 2021
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- PAST Act of 2021
- Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2021
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- PAST Act of 2022
- Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2022
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2022
- PAST Act of 2022
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Animals
- Crimes against animals and natural resources
- Department of Agriculture
- Government information and archives
- Licensing and registrations
- Mammals
- Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
- Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 15, 2022Referred in Senate
- Nov 14, 2022Engrossed in House
- Nov 14, 2022Reported in House
- Sep 30, 2021Introduced 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.
